Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cardinalate

/ˈkɑː(ɹ)dɪnələt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: car-di-nalate
IPA: /ˈkɑː(ɹ)dɪnələt/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.

noun

The Roman Catholic cardinals, taken collectively.

verb

To raise to the rank of cardinal.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The cardinalate ranks equal to a secular prince of the blood."
"The cardinalate under a maximum age composes the conclave which elects the pope."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin cardinālātus, from cardinālis (“cardinal”) + -ātus, itself the noun use of an adjective derived from cardō (“hinge, main point”) + -ālis (“-al”). By surface analysis, cardinal + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1587

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

cardinalates (plural) cardinalates (present, singular) cardinalating (participle, present) cardinalated (participle, past) cardinalated (past)

Synonyms

cardinalship sacred college college of cardinals sacred college of cardinals

Questions

How do you pronounce cardinalate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑː(ɹ)dɪnələt/.
What does cardinalate mean?: The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.
Where does cardinalate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1587.

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