noun
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the rank, office, or term of office of a cardinal
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the cardinals collectively
Etymology
Origin of cardinalate
Example Sentences
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In 1917, the Holy See changed canon law, restricting the cardinalate to the ordained.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 28, 2018
As Archbishop of Westminster, England's primatial Catholic see, John Carmel Heenan had a right to expect a cardinalate; so did Archbishop William Conway of Armagh, the Primate of All Ireland.
From Time Magazine Archive
Besides the immense prestige which comes to a cardinal in his own country, there goes with a cardinalate the duty of participating in the election of a Pope.
From Time Magazine Archive
He celebrated the silver jubilee of his elevation, at the hands of Pius X, to the cardinalate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cervinus had been archbishop of Florence and was afterwards raised from the cardinalate to the pontificate under the title of Marcellus II.
From The Voyage of Verrazzano A Chapter in the Early History of Maritime Discovery in America by Murphy, Henry Cruse
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