cardinal

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car|di|nal /k'ɑːrdnəl/ (cardinals)
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A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
In 1448, Nicholas was appointed a cardinal...
They were encouraged by a promise from Cardinal Winning.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
A cardinal rule or quality is the one that is considered to be the most important. (FORMAL)
As a salesman, your cardinal rule is to do everything you can to satisfy a customer...
= chief, principal
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A cardinal is a common North American bird. The male has bright red feathers.car|di|nal num|ber (cardinal numbers)
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A cardinal number is a number such as 1, 3, or 10 that tells you how many things there are in a group but not what order they are in. Compare ordinal number.car|di|nal point (cardinal points)
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The cardinal points are the four main points of the compass, north, south, east, and west.car|di|nal sin (cardinal sins)
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If you describe an action as a cardinal sin, you are indicating that some people strongly disapprove of it.
I committed the physician's cardinal sin: I got involved with my patients.

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