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Conclave :: Conclave (n.) The body of cardinals shut up in the conclave for the election of a pope; hence, the body of cardinals..

Divaricator :: Divaricator (n.) One of the muscles which open the shell of brachiopods; a cardinal muscle. See Illust. of Brachiopoda.

North :: North (n.) That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south..

Pope :: Pope (n.) The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See Note under Cardinal..

Conclavist :: Conclavist (n.) One of the two ecclesiastics allowed to attend a cardinal in the conclave.

Dimension :: Dimension (n.) A literal factor, as numbered in characterizing a term. The term dimensions forms with the cardinal numbers a phrase equivalent to degree with the ordinal; thus, a2b2c is a term of five dimensions, or of the fifth degree..

Ablegate :: Ablegate (n.) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office..

Cardinal :: Cardinal (a.) Mulled red wine.

South :: South (n.) That one of the four cardinal points directly opposite to the north; the region or direction to the right or direction to the right of a person who faces the east.

Purple :: Purple (n.) A cardinalate. See Cardinal.

Eminence :: Eminence (n.) A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church..

Hinge :: Hinge (n.) That on which anything turns or depends; a governing principle; a cardinal point or rule; as, this argument was the hinge on which the question turned..

Lobelia :: Lobelia (n.) A genus of plants, including a great number of species. Lobelia inflata, or Indian tobacco, is an annual plant of North America, whose leaves contain a poisonous white viscid juice, of an acrid taste. It has often been used in medicine as an emetic, expectorant, etc. L. cardinalis is the cardinal flower, remarkable for the deep and vivid red color of its flowers..

Uncardinal :: Uncardinal (v. t.) To degrade from the cardinalship.

Zuchetto :: Zuchetto (n.) A skullcap covering the tonsure, worn under the berretta. The pope's is white; a cardinal's red; a bishop's purple; a priest's black..

Camerlingo :: Camerlingo (n.) The papal chamberlain; the cardinal who presides over the pope's household. He has at times possessed great power.

Mazarine :: Mazarine (a.) Of or pertaining to Cardinal Mazarin, prime minister of France, 1643-1661..

Redbird :: Redbird (n.) The cardinal bird.

Cardinal :: Cardinal (a.) Of fundamental importance; preeminent; superior; chief; principal.

Protector :: Protector (n.) A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, etc..

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