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Webster 1913 Edition
Cardinalate
Car′di-nal-ate
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
cardinalat
, LL. cardinalatus
.] The office, rank, or dignity of a cardinal.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cardinalate
CARDINALATE
,Definition 2024
cardinalate
cardinalate
English
Noun
cardinalate (plural cardinalates)
- The dignity and ecclestiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.
- The cardinalate ranks equal to a secular prince of the blood
- Collective term for the cardinals.
- The cardinalate under a maximum age composes the conclave which elects the pope
Synonyms
- (office): cardinalship
Translations
the dignity and ecclestiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal
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collective term for the cardinals