eng: cardinal

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Meaning
means	(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes cardinal
means	(noun) the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order cardinal number, cardinal
means	(noun) a variable color averaging a vivid red cardinal, carmine
means	(noun) crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male Richmondena Cardinalis, redbird, cardinal, cardinal grosbeak, Cardinalis cardinalis
means	(adjective) serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" primal, cardinal, central, key, fundamental
means	(adjective) being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers" cardinal
means	e/Cardinal (color)