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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Renouncing the rights of the cardinalate is especially rare.
From Washington Post
In the one-sentence announcement, the Holy See said only that Francis had accepted Becciu’s resignation as prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints “and his rights connected to the cardinalate.”
From Seattle Times
In 1917, the Holy See changed canon law, restricting the cardinalate to the ordained.
From The New Yorker
Pope Francis accepted his resignation from the cardinalate and has ordered his suspension from the exercise of any public ministry.”
From Seattle Times
About the middle of the century, the merits of the Inquisitor Nicholas Roselli earned him the cardinalate.
From Project Gutenberg
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