cardinalate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ)dɪnələt/

Noun

cardinalate (plural cardinalates)

1. The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.

   The cardinalate ranks equal to a secular prince of the blood.

2. The Roman Catholic cardinals, taken collectively.

   The cardinalate under a maximum age composes the conclave which elects the pope.

Synonyms

• (office): cardinalship

Translations

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