Noun: cardinalate 'kaa(r)-du-nu-lut or 'kaa(r),di-nu,leyt or 'kaa(r)d-nu-lut
- The office of cardinal
"following the scandal, the cardinal resigned his cardinalate";
- cardinalship
- (Roman Catholic Church) the body of all cardinals of the church; elects and advises the pope
"The cardinalate met to elect a new pope";
- Sacred College, College of Cardinals, Sacred College of Cardinals
Derived forms: cardinalates
Type of: berth, body, office, place, position, post, situation
Part of: Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
Encyclopedia: Cardinalate