cardinal

noun

/ˈkɑːdɪnl/

/ˈkɑːrdɪnl/

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a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals elect and advise the Pope.
- Cardinal Newman
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
(also cardinal number)
a number, such as 1, 2 and 3 (or one, two and three), used to show quantity rather than order compare ordinalTopics Maths and measurementc2, Languagec2
a North American bird. The male cardinal is bright red.Topics Birdsc2

Word OriginOld English, from Latin cardinalis, from cardo, cardin- ‘hinge’. Sense (1) has arisen through the notion of the important function of such priests as “pivots” of church life.

cardinal

adjective

/ˈkɑːdɪnl/

/ˈkɑːrdɪnl/

[only before noun] (formal)

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most important; having other things based on it
- Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Cardinal is used with these nouns:
archbishop
direction
importance
…
See full entry
Word OriginOld English, from Latin cardinalis, from cardo, cardin- ‘hinge’. Sense (1) has arisen through the notion of the important function of such priests as “pivots” of church life.

单词	cardinal
释义	cardinal noun /ˈkɑːdɪnl/ /ˈkɑːrdɪnl/ jump to other results a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals elect and advise the Pope. Cardinal Newman Topics Religion and festivalsc2 (also cardinal number) a number, such as 1, 2 and 3 (or one, two and three), used to show quantity rather than order compare ordinalTopics Maths and measurementc2, Languagec2 a North American bird. The male cardinal is bright red.Topics Birdsc2 Word OriginOld English, from Latin cardinalis, from cardo, cardin- ‘hinge’. Sense (1) has arisen through the notion of the important function of such priests as “pivots” of church life. cardinal adjective /ˈkɑːdɪnl/ /ˈkɑːrdɪnl/ [only before noun] (formal) jump to other results most important; having other things based on it Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law. Oxford Collocations DictionaryCardinal is used with these nouns: archbishop direction importance … See full entry Word OriginOld English, from Latin cardinalis, from cardo, cardin- ‘hinge’. Sense (1) has arisen through the notion of the important function of such priests as “pivots” of church life.
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