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'cardinal' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'cardinal' with 3 example sentences.


cardinal adjective

: serving as an essential component

: being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order

cardinal noun

: (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.
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