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
Then comes a public consistory, at which old and new cardinals mingle and the Pope presents the galero�the round, flat red hat which is the traditional symbol of the cardinalate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Surrounded by friends and family, Domenico Tardini, 70, received the Pope's messenger bringing him official notification of his elevation to the cardinalate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not diplomacy or administrative policy dictated the Pope's latest appointments, which bring the cardinalate to the unprecedented number of 68, two less than full strength.
From Time Magazine Archive
He'd have been on the high road to a cardinalate by this time if he'd stuck to the priesthood, for he had strong interest.
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney
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