| cardinal | | |
| n. (person) | 1. cardinal | (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. |
| ~ church of rome, roman catholic church, roman church, western church, roman catholic | the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy. |
| ~ college of cardinals, sacred college | (Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes. |
| ~ bishop | 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. |
| ~ dean | (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals. |
| ~ bellarmine, bellarmino, cardinal bellarmine, roberto francesco romolo bellarmine | Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621). |
| ~ cesare borgia, borgia | Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507). |
| n. (quantity) | 2. cardinal, cardinal number | the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order. |
| ~ number | a concept of quantity involving zero and units.; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" |
| ~ absolute frequency, frequency | the number of observations in a given statistical category. |
| ~ googol | a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the power of a hundred). |
| ~ googolplex | a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by a googol of zeros (ten raised to the power of a googol). |
| n. (attribute) | 3. cardinal, carmine | a variable color averaging a vivid red. |
| ~ red, redness | red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood. |
| n. (animal) | 4. cardinal, cardinal grosbeak, cardinalis cardinalis, redbird, richmondena cardinalis | crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male. |
| ~ finch | any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds. |
| ~ genus richmondena, richmondena | cardinals. |
| adj. | 5. cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal | 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" |
| ~ important, of import | of great significance or value.; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" |
| adj. | 6. cardinal | being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order.; "cardinal numbers" |
| ~ 0, zero | indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration.; "a zero score" |
| ~ non-zero | not involving zero. |
| ~ 1, ane, i, one | used of a single unit or thing; not two or more.; "`ane' is Scottish" |
| ~ 2, ii, two | being one more than one.; "he received two messages" |
| ~ 3, iii, three | being one more than two. |
| ~ 4, four, iv | being one more than three. |
| ~ 5, five, v | being one more than four. |
| ~ 6, half-dozen, half dozen, six, vi | denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units. |
| ~ 7, seven, vii | being one more than six. |
| ~ 8, eight, viii | being one more than seven. |
| ~ 9, ix, nine | denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten. |
| ~ 10, ten, x | being one more than nine. |
| ~ 11, eleven, xi | being one more than ten. |
| ~ 12, dozen, twelve, xii | denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units. |
| ~ 13, thirteen, xiii | being one more than twelve. |
| ~ 14, fourteen, xiv | being one more than thirteen. |
| ~ 15, fifteen, xv | being one more than fourteen. |
| ~ 16, sixteen, xvi | being one more than fifteen. |
| ~ 17, seventeen, xvii | being one more than sixteen. |
| ~ 18, eighteen, xviii | being one more than seventeen. |
| ~ 19, nineteen, xix | being one more than eighteen. |
| ~ 20, twenty, xx | denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units. |
| ~ 21, twenty-one, xxi | being one more than twenty. |
| ~ 22, twenty-two, xxii | being two more than twenty. |
| ~ 23, twenty-three, xxiii | being three more than twenty. |
| ~ 24, twenty-four, xxiv | being four more than twenty. |
| ~ 25, twenty-five, xxv | being five more than twenty. |
| ~ 26, twenty-six, xxvi | being six more than twenty. |
| ~ 27, twenty-seven, xxvii | being seven more than twenty. |
| ~ 28, twenty-eight, xxviii | being eight more than twenty. |
| ~ 29, twenty-nine, xxix | being nine more than twenty. |
| ~ 30, thirty, xxx | being ten more than twenty. |
| ~ 31, thirty-one, xxxi | being one more than thirty. |
| ~ 32, thirty-two, xxxii | being two more than thirty. |
| ~ 33, thirty-three, xxxiii | being three more than thirty. |
| ~ 34, thirty-four, xxxiv | being four more than thirty. |
| ~ 35, thirty-five, xxxv | being five more than thirty. |
| ~ 36, thirty-six, xxxvi | being six more than thirty. |
| ~ 37, thirty-seven, xxxvii | being seven more than thirty. |
| ~ 38, thirty-eight, xxxviii | being eight more than thirty. |
| ~ 39, ixl, thirty-nine | being nine more than thirty. |
| ~ 40, forty, twoscore, xl | being ten more than thirty. |
| ~ 41, forty-one, xli | being one more than forty. |
| ~ 42, forty-two, xlii | being two more than forty. |
| ~ 43, forty-three, xliii | being three more than forty. |
| ~ 44, forty-four, xliv | being four more than forty. |
| ~ 45, forty-five, xlv | being five more than forty. |
| ~ 46, forty-six, xlvi | being six more than forty. |
| ~ 47, forty-seven, xlvii | being seven more than forty. |
| ~ 48, forty-eight, xlviii | being eight more than forty. |
| ~ 49, forty-nine, il | being nine more than forty. |
| ~ 50, fifty, l | being ten more than forty. |
| ~ 51, fifty-one, li | being one more than fifty. |
| ~ 52, fifty-two, lii | being two more than fifty. |
| ~ 53, fifty-three, liii | being three more than fifty. |
| ~ 54, fifty-four, liv | being four more than fifty. |
| ~ 55, fifty-five, lv | being five more than fifty. |
| ~ 56, fifty-six, lvi | being six more than fifty. |
| ~ 57, fifty-seven, lvii | being seven more than fifty. |
| ~ 58, fifty-eight, lviii | being eight more than fifty. |
| ~ 59, fifty-nine, ilx | being nine more than fifty. |
| ~ 60, lx, sixty, threescore | being ten more than fifty. |
| ~ 61, lxi, sixty-one | being one more than sixty. |
| ~ 62, lxii, sixty-two | being two more than sixty. |
| ~ 63, lxiii, sixty-three | being three more than sixty. |
| ~ 64, lxiv, sixty-four | being four more than sixty. |
| ~ 65, lxv, sixty-five | being five more than sixty. |
| ~ 66, lxvi, sixty-six | being six more than sixty. |
| ~ 67, lxvii, sixty-seven | being seven more than sixty. |
| ~ 68, lxviii, sixty-eight | being eight more than sixty. |
| ~ 69, ilxx, sixty-nine | being nine more than sixty. |
| ~ 70, lxx, seventy | being ten more than sixty. |
| ~ 71, lxxi, seventy-one | being one more than seventy. |
| ~ 72, lxxii, seventy-two | being two more than seventy. |
| ~ 73, lxxiii, seventy-three | being three more than seventy. |
| ~ 74, lxxiv, seventy-four | being four more than seventy. |
| ~ 75, lxxv, seventy-five | being five more than seventy. |
| ~ 76, lxxvi, seventy-six | being six more than seventy. |
| ~ 77, lxxvii, seventy-seven | being seven more than seventy. |
| ~ 78, lxxviii, seventy-eight | being eight more than seventy. |
| ~ 79, ilxxx, seventy-nine | being nine more than seventy. |
| ~ 80, eighty, fourscore, lxxx | being ten more than seventy. |
| ~ 81, eighty-one, lxxxi | being one more than eighty. |
| ~ 82, eighty-two, lxxxii | being two more than eighty. |
| ~ 83, eighty-three, lxxxiii | being three more than eighty. |
| ~ 84, eighty-four, lxxxiv | being four more than eighty. |
| ~ 85, eighty-five, lxxxv | being five more than eighty. |
| ~ 86, eighty-six, lxxxvi | being six more than eighty. |
| ~ 87, eighty-seven, lxxxvii | being seven more than eighty. |
| ~ 88, eighty-eight, lxxxviii | being eight more than eighty. |
| ~ 89, eighty-nine, ixc | being nine more than eighty. |
| ~ 90, ninety, xc | being ten more than eighty. |
| ~ 91, ninety-one, xci | being one more than ninety. |
| ~ 92, ninety-two, xcii | being two more than ninety. |
| ~ 93, ninety-three, xciii | being three more than ninety. |
| ~ 94, ninety-four, xciv | being four more than ninety. |
| ~ 95, ninety-five, xcv | being five more than ninety. |
| ~ 96, ninety-six, xcvi | being six more than ninety. |
| ~ 97, ninety-seven, xcvii | being seven more than ninety. |
| ~ 98, ninety-eight, xcviii | being eight more than ninety. |
| ~ 99, ic, ninety-nine | being nine more than ninety. |
| ~ 100, c, hundred, one hundred | being ten more than ninety. |
| ~ 101, ci, hundred and one, one hundred one | being one more than one hundred. |
| ~ 105, cv, one hundred five | being five more than one hundred. |
| ~ 110, cx, one hundred ten | being ten more than one hundred. |
| ~ 115, cxv, one hundred fifteen | being five more than one hundred ten. |
| ~ 120, cxx, one hundred twenty | being ten more than one hundred ten. |
| ~ 125, cxxv, one hundred twenty-five | being five more than one hundred twenty. |
| ~ 130, cxxx, one hundred thirty | being ten more than one hundred twenty. |
| ~ 135, cxxxv, one hundred thirty-five | being five more than one hundred thirty. |
| ~ 140, cxl, one hundred forty | being ten more than one hundred thirty. |
| ~ 145, cxlv, one hundred forty-five | being five more than one hundred forty. |
| ~ 150, cl, one hundred fifty | being ten more than one hundred forty. |
| ~ 155, clv, one hundred fifty-five | being five more than one hundred fifty. |
| ~ 160, clx, one hundred sixty | being ten more than one hundred fifty. |
| ~ 165, clxv, one hundred sixty-five | being five more than one hundred sixty. |
| ~ 170, clxx, one hundred seventy | being ten more than one hundred sixty. |
| ~ 175, clxxv, one hundred seventy-five | being five more than one hundred seventy. |
| ~ 180, clxxx, one hundred eighty | being ten more than one hundred seventy. |
| ~ 190, one hundred ninety, xcl | being ten more than one hundred eighty. |
| ~ 200, cc, two hundred | being ten more than one hundred ninety. |
| ~ 300, ccc, three hundred | being one hundred more than two hundred. |
| ~ 400, cd, four hundred | being one hundred more than three hundred. |
| ~ 500, d, five hundred | denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units. |
| ~ 1000, k, m, one thousand, thousand | denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units. |
| ~ ten thousand | denoting a quantity consisting of 10,000 items or units. |
| ~ hundred thousand | (in Roman numerals, C written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 100,000 items or units. |
| ~ million | (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units. |
| ~ billion | denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States. |
| ~ billion | denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain. |
| ~ trillion | one million million in the United States. |
| ~ trillion | one quintillion in Great Britain. |
| ~ zillion | very large indeterminate number.; "a zillion people were there" |
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