cardinalate
Meanings
noun
- The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.
- The Roman Catholic cardinals, taken collectively.
verb
- To raise to the rank of cardinal.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin cardinālātus, from cardinālis (“cardinal”) + -ātus, itself the noun use of an adjective derived from cardō (“hinge, main point”) + -ālis (“-al”). By surface analysis, cardinal + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
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