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CARDINALSHIP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The office of cardinal

Example:

following the scandal, the cardinal resigned his cardinalate

Synonyms:

cardinalate; cardinalship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("cardinalship" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)

Derivation:

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)

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