cardinal
car-di-nal
adjective
Of fundamental importance; principal or essential.
"Honesty is a cardinal virtue."
adjective
Denoting a number indicating quantity, such as one, two, or three.
""Five" is a cardinal number."
adjective
A vivid, deep red colour, like that of a cardinal's robes.
"She wore a coat of cardinal red."
noun
A senior Roman Catholic priest, ranking just below the Pope.
"The new cardinal was appointed by the Pope."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: redbird, Cardinalis cardinalis, cardinal grosbeak, Richmondena Cardinalis, carmine, cardinal number, seventy-five, eighty, four hundred, seventy-four, fifty-seven, fourscore
Antonyms: ordinal