- 1a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals elect and advise the pope Cardinal O'Connor
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- 2a N. American bird. The male cardinal is bright red.
- 3(also cardinal number) a number, such as 1, 2, and 3, used to show quantity rather than order compare ordinal
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