Need another word that means the same as “cardinal”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “cardinal” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Cardinal” are: central, fundamental, key, primal, basic, main, chief, primary, prime, principal, premier, first, leading, capital, paramount, cardinal grosbeak, cardinalis cardinalis, redbird, richmondena cardinalis, cardinal number, carmine
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cardinal” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| cardinal grosbeak | One of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes. |
| cardinal number | One of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes. |
| cardinalis cardinalis | Crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male. |
| carmine | A vivid crimson colour. Carmine roses. |
| redbird | The male is bright red with black wings and tail. |
| richmondena cardinalis | Crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cardinal” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| basic | Offering or constituting the minimum required without elaboration or luxury. A basic fact. |
| capital | Uppercase. He s a really capital fellow. |
| central | Of the greatest importance; principal or essential. The station has a central courtyard. |
| chief | Most important element. Chief among her concerns is working alone at night. |
| first | Ranking above all others. Her first baby. |
| fundamental | Far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something. The fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred. |
| key | Serving as an essential component. She became a key figure in the suffragette movement. |
| leading | Having the leading position or higher score in a contest. We rode in the leading car. |
| main | Capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence. The main doors were of solid glass. |
| paramount | More important than anything else; supreme. The interests of the child are of paramount importance. |
| premier | Preceding all others in time. An architect of premier rank. |
| primal | Relating to or denoting the needs, fears, or behaviour that are postulated (especially in Freudian theory) to form the origins of emotional life. Primal hunting societies. |
| primary | Of primary importance. A primary instinct. |
| prime | (of a number) divisible only by itself and unity (e.g. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11). The novel is a prime example of the genre. |
| principal | Most important element. The principal example. |
| abbess | A woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns. |
| abbot | A man who is the head of an abbey of monks. |
| archbishop | A bishop of highest rank. The Archbishop of York. |
| benedict | A newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor. |
| bishop | A chess piece typically with its top shaped like a mitre that can move in any direction along a diagonal on which it stands Each player starts the game with two bishops one moving on white squares and the other on black. |
| clergy | In Christianity clergymen collectively as distinguished from the laity. All marriages were to be solemnized by the clergy. |
| clergyman | A male priest, minister, or religious leader, especially a Christian one. |
| coadjutor | A bishop appointed to assist and often to succeed a diocesan bishop. |
| creed | A system of religious belief; a faith. People of many creeds and cultures. |
| curate | A minister with pastoral responsibility. |
| diocesan | Of or concerning a diocese. |
| diocese | The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop. |
| ecclesiastic | Of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church. Ecclesiastic history. |
| hierarch | A person who holds a high position in a hierarchy. |
| holy | A sacred place of pilgrimage. Saints and holy men. |
| ordain | (of God or fate) decide (something) in advance. He was ordained a minister before entering Parliament. |
| ordination | A ceremony in which someone is ordained. The rabbi s family was present for his ordination. |
| parish | The smallest unit of local government, constituted only in rural areas. A parish councillor. |
| pontiff | The head of the Roman Catholic Church. The Pope s first visit to Poland as pontiff. |
| pope | English poet and satirist (1688-1744. |
| prelate | A bishop or other high ecclesiastical dignitary. |
| priest | Ordain to the priesthood. The plays were performed within the sacred area of Dionysus in the presence of his priest. |
| protestant | The Protestant churches and denominations collectively. |
| religious | A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience. Religious in observing the rules of health. |
| reverend | Used as a title or form of address to members of the clergy. A retired reverend. |
| sacred | Regarded as too valuable to be interfered with; sacrosanct. The sacred name of Jesus. |
| saint | Used in titles of religious saints. She s a saint to go on living with that man. |
| synod | A Presbyterian ecclesiastical court above the presbyteries and subject to the General Assembly. The deanery synod. |
| ultramontane | Situated on the other side of the Alps from the point of view of the speaker. Ultramontane Catholicism. |
| vicar | A clergyman in charge of a chapel. |
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