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CARDINALSHIP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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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