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cardinalate

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11
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/ˈkɑː(ɹ)dɪnələt/

Definition of cardinalate

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.
    “The cardinalate ranks equal to a secular prince of the blood.”
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noun

  1. The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.
    “The cardinalate ranks equal to a secular prince of the blood.”
  2. The Roman Catholic cardinals, taken collectively.
    “The cardinalate under a maximum age composes the conclave which elects the pope.”

verb

  1. (obsolete)To raise to the rank of cardinal.

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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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