kardinaali — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cardinal adj Of central or fundamental importance.
Senses
kardinaali is used for these senses in English:
- cardinal Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.
- cardinal (nautical) Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west).
- cardinal Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
- cardinal (Roman Catholic) One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope, equal to the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope.
- cardinal Any of various species of New-World passerine songbird in the genus Cardinalis, or in the family Cardinalidae more generally, or of similar appearance and once considered to be related to the former; so called because of their red plumage. (See Wikipedia article for taxonomical information.)
- grosbeak Any of several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
cardinal — full definition
- adj Of central or fundamental importance.
- adj Deep red in color, like a Catholic cardinal's robes.
- noun A senior official of the Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope.
- noun A North American songbird known for the male's bright red feathers.