Definizione monolingua

cardinal

cardinal (plural cardinals)

1. A number indicating quantity, or the size of a set, e.g., one, two, three. (See Wikipedia article on Cardinal number.)

   The commonest numerals in Latin, as in English, are the ""cardinals""...and the ""ordinals""... — F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Latin, 6th ed. revised (2005), p97

2. An official in the Catholic Church, ranking only below the Pope and the patriarchs. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)
3. A songbird of the finch family, Cardinalis cardinalis.
4. Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae. (See Wikipedia article on cardinal birds.)
5. A shade of scarlet associated with the colour of a Catholic cardinals cassock.

   cardinal colour:

cardinal (comparative more cardinal, superlative most cardinal)

1. Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.

   a cardinal rule

   a cardinal direction

2. (nautical) Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west).

   a cardinal mark

3. Describing a ""natural"" number used to indicate quantity (e.g., one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
4. Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinals cassock).

Definizione dizionario cardinal

	cardinale
	describing a number that indicates quantity
	having a bright red color
	official in Catholic Church
	of fundamental importance
	any bird in family '''Cardinalidae'''
	colour
	A high priest in the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic church, he can take part in the election of a new pope.

	numero cardinale
	number

	color
	colour

cardinal

color cardinale

porporato

Altri significati:

Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae. (See Wikipedia article on cardinal birds.)

A songbird of the finch family, Cardinalis cardinalis.

bird '''Cardinalis cardinalis'''

cardinal colour:

Describing a "natural" number used to indicate quantity (e.g., one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.

Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal's cassock).

(nautical) Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west).

A shade of scarlet associated with the colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock.

Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.

of or relating to the cardinal directions

A number indicating quantity, or the size of a set, e.g., one, two, three. (See Wikipedia article on Cardinal number.)

An official in the Catholic Church, ranking only below the Pope and the patriarchs. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)