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The
word cardinal comes from the Latin cardo for "hinge"
and usually refers to things of fundamental importance,
as in cardinal rule or cardinal sins. In mathematics,
cardinal is short for cardinal number. In Catholicism,
a cardinal is a prince of the Church; cardinals are appointed
by the Pope and collectively elect the next Pope if they
are under the age of eighty at the time of the election.
See Cardinal (Catholicism). Cardinal (color) is a bright
red color like the color of the robe of a cardinal. In
ornithology, a cardinal is a songbird of the family Cardinalidae
or more often the genus Cardinalis, in North America especially
the Northern Cardinal, C. cardinalis. Males of this species
are cardinal red, hence the name. In sports, the Cardinals
are: A baseball team in St. Louis, Missouri (see St. Louis
Cardinals). An American football team in Arizona (see
Arizona Cardinals). |
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The
word cardinal comes from the Latin cardo for "hinge"
and usually refers to things of fundamental importance,
as in cardinal rule or cardinal sins. In mathematics,
cardinal is short for cardinal number. In Catholicism,
a cardinal is a prince of the Church; cardinals are appointed
by the Pope and collectively elect the next Pope if they
are under the age of eighty at the time of the election.
See Cardinal (Catholicism). Cardinal (color) is a bright
red color like the color of the robe of a cardinal. In
ornithology, a cardinal is a songbird of the family Cardinalidae
or more often the genus Cardinalis, in North America especially
the Northern Cardinal, C. cardinalis. Males of this species
are cardinal red, hence the name. In sports, the Cardinals
are: A baseball team in St. Louis, Missouri (see St. Louis
Cardinals). An American football team in Arizona (see
Arizona Cardinals). |
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