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
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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
Six Roman Catholic prelates learned last month that they were to be raised to 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
Ten years later Archbishop Denis J. Dougherty of Philadelphia was elevated to the cardinalate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nicolas accordingly raised him to the cardinalate in 1278, called him to Rome, and thus forced him to resign the archbishopric.
From The English Church in the Middle Ages by William Hunt
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