cardinalate

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin cardinālātus, from cardinālis (“cardinal”), itself the noun use of the adjective derived from cardō (“hinge, main point”) + -ālis (“-al”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ)dɪnələt/

Noun edit

cardinalate (plural cardinalates)

The dignity and ecclesiastic 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 edit

(office): cardinalship

Translations edit

the dignity and ecclestiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal

Chinese:
Mandarin: 樞機主教之職／枢机主教之职 (shūjī zhǔjiào zhī zhí)
Dutch: kardinaalschap n, kardinalaat n
French: cardinalat (fr) m
German: Kardinalat (de) n
Irish: cairdinéalacht f
Italian: cardinalato m

collective term for the cardinals

Dutch: kardinalaat n
Irish: ^{(please verify)} cairdinéalacht f
Maori: ngā katinara