Cardenal

British  

/ karðɛˈnal /

noun

1. Ernesto (ˈɜːnɛstaʊ). born 1925, Nicaraguan poet, revolutionary, and Roman Catholic priest; an influential figure in the Sandinista movement.

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Example Sentences

And they ran past José Cardenal, who was playing left field that day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Cardenal Leopoldo Brenes, Managua archbishop, said at the time that the church was not the “enemy” of the government and that he would continue “praying for those who slander us.”

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2022

I remember doing an interview with the great Nicaraguan poet-priest, Ernesto Cardenal, in 1982.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2021

Ernesto Cardenal, 95, a renowned poet and Roman Catholic cleric who became a symbol of revolutionary verse in Nicaragua and across Latin America.

From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2020

Peire Cardenal is thus by temperament a moral preacher; he is not merely critical of errors, but has also a positive faith to propound.

From The Troubadours by Chaytor, H.J.