'cardinal' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'cardinal' with 3 example sentences.
- cardinal adjective
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: serving as an essential component
: being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
- cardinal noun
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: (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
: the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
: a variable color averaging a vivid red
: crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
West and East are cardinal directions, not civilizations.
The cardinals have elected a new pope.
One is a cardinal number; first is an ordinal number.