cardinal

nouns

(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

cardinal

is derived from

cardinalship

is a member of

(Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

College of Cardinals, Sacred College

domain category

the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church

is a type of (narrower)

a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

bishop

the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

cardinal, cardinal number

a variable color averaging a vivid red

cardinal, carmine

crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male

Cardinalis cardinalis, Richmondena Cardinalis, cardinal, cardinal grosbeak, redbird

adjectives

serving as an essential component

"a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal

being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order

"cardinal numbers"

cardinal

antonym

ordinal

is similar to

indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration

"a zero score"

0, zero

is similar to

not involving zero

non-zero

is similar to

used of a single unit or thing; not two or more

"`ane' is Scottish"

1, ane, i, one

is similar to

being one more than one

"he received two messages"

2, ii, two

is similar to

being one more than two

3, iii, three

is similar to

being one more than three

4, four, iv

is similar to

being one more than four

5, five, v

is similar to

denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units

6, half dozen, half-dozen, six, vi

is similar to

being one more than six

7, seven, vii

is similar to

being one more than seven

8, eight, viii

is similar to

denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten

9, ix, nine

is similar to

being one more than nine

10, ten, x

is similar to

being one more than ten

11, eleven, xi

is similar to

denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units

12, dozen, twelve, xii

is similar to

being one more than twelve

13, thirteen, xiii

is similar to

being one more than thirteen

14, fourteen, xiv

is similar to

being one more than fourteen

15, fifteen, xv

is similar to

being one more than fifteen

16, sixteen, xvi

is similar to

being one more than sixteen

17, seventeen, xvii

is similar to

being one more than seventeen

18, eighteen, xviii

is similar to

being one more than eighteen

19, nineteen, xix

is similar to

denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units

20, twenty, xx

is similar to

being one more than twenty

21, twenty-one, xxi

is similar to

being two more than twenty

22, twenty-two, xxii

is similar to

being three more than twenty

23, twenty-three, xxiii

is similar to

being four more than twenty

24, twenty-four, xxiv

is similar to

being five more than twenty

25, twenty-five, xxv

is similar to

being six more than twenty

26, twenty-six, xxvi

is similar to

being seven more than twenty

27, twenty-seven, xxvii

is similar to

being eight more than twenty

28, twenty-eight, xxviii

is similar to

being nine more than twenty

29, twenty-nine, xxix

is similar to

being ten more than twenty

30, thirty, xxx

is similar to

being one more than thirty

31, thirty-one, xxxi

is similar to

being two more than thirty

32, thirty-two, xxxii

is similar to

being three more than thirty

33, thirty-three, xxxiii

is similar to

being four more than thirty

34, thirty-four, xxxiv

is similar to

being five more than thirty

35, thirty-five, xxxv

is similar to

being six more than thirty

36, thirty-six, xxxvi

is similar to

being seven more than thirty

37, thirty-seven, xxxvii

is similar to

being eight more than thirty

38, thirty-eight, xxxviii

is similar to

being nine more than thirty

39, ixl, thirty-nine

is similar to

being ten more than thirty

40, forty, twoscore, xl

is similar to

being one more than forty

41, forty-one, xli

is similar to

being two more than forty

42, forty-two, xlii

is similar to

being three more than forty

43, forty-three, xliii

is similar to

being four more than forty

44, forty-four, xliv

is similar to

being five more than forty

45, forty-five, xlv

is similar to

being six more than forty

46, forty-six, xlvi

is similar to

being seven more than forty

47, forty-seven, xlvii

is similar to

being eight more than forty

48, forty-eight, xlviii

is similar to

being nine more than forty

49, forty-nine, il

is similar to

being ten more than forty

50, fifty, l

is similar to

being one more than fifty

51, fifty-one, li

is similar to

being two more than fifty

52, fifty-two, lii

is similar to

being three more than fifty

53, fifty-three, liii

is similar to

being four more than fifty

54, fifty-four, liv

is similar to

being five more than fifty

55, fifty-five, lv

is similar to

being six more than fifty

56, fifty-six, lvi

is similar to

being seven more than fifty

57, fifty-seven, lvii

is similar to

being eight more than fifty

58, fifty-eight, lviii

is similar to

being nine more than fifty

59, fifty-nine, ilx

is similar to

being ten more than fifty

60, lx, sixty, threescore

is similar to

being one more than sixty

61, lxi, sixty-one

is similar to

being two more than sixty

62, lxii, sixty-two

is similar to

being three more than sixty

63, lxiii, sixty-three

is similar to

being four more than sixty

64, lxiv, sixty-four

is similar to

being five more than sixty

65, lxv, sixty-five

is similar to

being six more than sixty

66, lxvi, sixty-six

is similar to

being seven more than sixty

67, lxvii, sixty-seven

is similar to

being eight more than sixty

68, lxviii, sixty-eight

is similar to

being nine more than sixty

69, ilxx, sixty-nine

is similar to

being ten more than sixty

70, lxx, seventy

is similar to

being one more than seventy

71, lxxi, seventy-one

is similar to

being two more than seventy

72, lxxii, seventy-two

is similar to

being three more than seventy

73, lxxiii, seventy-three

is similar to

being four more than seventy

74, lxxiv, seventy-four

is similar to

being five more than seventy

75, lxxv, seventy-five

is similar to

being six more than seventy

76, lxxvi, seventy-six

is similar to

being seven more than seventy

77, lxxvii, seventy-seven

is similar to

being eight more than seventy

78, lxxviii, seventy-eight

is similar to

being nine more than seventy

79, ilxxx, seventy-nine

is similar to

being ten more than seventy

80, eighty, fourscore, lxxx

is similar to

being one more than eighty

81, eighty-one, lxxxi

is similar to

being two more than eighty

82, eighty-two, lxxxii

is similar to

being three more than eighty

83, eighty-three, lxxxiii

is similar to

being four more than eighty

84, eighty-four, lxxxiv

is similar to

being five more than eighty

85, eighty-five, lxxxv

is similar to

being six more than eighty

86, eighty-six, lxxxvi

is similar to

being seven more than eighty

87, eighty-seven, lxxxvii

is similar to

being eight more than eighty

88, eighty-eight, lxxxviii

is similar to

being nine more than eighty

89, eighty-nine, ixc

is similar to

being ten more than eighty

90, ninety, xc

is similar to

being one more than ninety

91, ninety-one, xci

is similar to

being two more than ninety

92, ninety-two, xcii

is similar to

being three more than ninety

93, ninety-three, xciii

is similar to

being four more than ninety

94, ninety-four, xciv

is similar to

being five more than ninety

95, ninety-five, xcv

is similar to

being six more than ninety

96, ninety-six, xcvi

is similar to

being seven more than ninety

97, ninety-seven, xcvii

is similar to

being eight more than ninety

98, ninety-eight, xcviii

is similar to

being nine more than ninety

99, ic, ninety-nine

is similar to

being ten more than ninety

100, c, hundred, one hundred

is similar to

being one more than one hundred

101, ci, hundred and one, one hundred one

is similar to

being five more than one hundred

105, cv, one hundred five

is similar to

being ten more than one hundred

110, cx, one hundred ten

is similar to

being five more than one hundred ten

115, cxv, one hundred fifteen

is similar to

being ten more than one hundred ten

120, cxx, one hundred twenty

is similar to

being five more than one hundred twenty

125, cxxv, one hundred twenty-five

is similar to

being ten more than one hundred twenty

130, cxxx, one hundred thirty

is similar to

being five more than one hundred thirty

135, cxxxv, one hundred thirty-five

is similar to

being ten more than one hundred thirty

140, cxl, one hundred forty

is similar to

being five more than one hundred forty

145, cxlv, one hundred forty-five

is similar to

being ten more than one hundred forty

150, cl, one hundred fifty

is similar to

being five more than one hundred fifty

155, clv, one hundred fifty-five

is similar to

being ten more than one hundred fifty

160, clx, one hundred sixty

is similar to

being five more than one hundred sixty

165, clxv, one hundred sixty-five

is similar to

being ten more than one hundred sixty

170, clxx, one hundred seventy

is similar to

being five more than one hundred seventy

175, clxxv, one hundred seventy-five

is similar to

being ten more than one hundred seventy

180, clxxx, one hundred eighty

is similar to

being ten more than one hundred eighty

190, one hundred ninety, xcl

is similar to

being ten more than one hundred ninety

200, cc, two hundred

is similar to

being one hundred more than two hundred

300, ccc, three hundred

is similar to

being one hundred more than three hundred

400, cd, four hundred

is similar to

denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units

500, d, five hundred

is similar to

denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units

1000, k, m, one thousand, thousand

is similar to

denoting a quantity consisting of 10,000 items or units

ten thousand

is similar to

(in Roman numerals, C written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 100,000 items or units

hundred thousand

is similar to

(in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units

million

is similar to

denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States

billion

is similar to

denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain

billion

is similar to

one million million in the United States

trillion

is similar to

one quintillion in Great Britain

trillion

is similar to

very large indeterminate number

"a zillion people were there"

zillion