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cardinalate en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈkɑː(ɹ)dɪnələt/

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).

Meanings

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.

Forms

Synonyms

cardinalship

Translations (9)

mi ngā katinara (collective term for the cardinals) · nl kardinalaat (collective term for the cardinals) · ga cairdinéalacht (the dignity and ecclestiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal) · nl kardinaalschap (the dignity and ecclestiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal) · cmn 樞機主教之職 /枢机主教之职 (the dignity and ecclestiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal) · it cardinalato (the dignity and ecclestiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal) · nl kardinalaat (the dignity and ecclestiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal) · fr cardinalat (the dignity and ecclestiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal) · de Kardinalat (the dignity and ecclestiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal)

cardinalate en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

First attested in 1587; from cardinal + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

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

Forms