cardinalateとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ˈkɑː(ɹ)dɪnələt/

名詞

cardinalate (plural cardinalates)

1. The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.

   Synonym: cardinalship

   The cardinalate ranks equal to a secular prince of the blood.

2. The Roman Catholic cardinals, taken collectively.

   The cardinalate under a maximum age composes the conclave which elects the pope.

語源 2

First attested in 1587; from cardinal +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

動詞

cardinalate (third-person singular simple present cardinalates, present participle cardinalating, simple past and past participle cardinalated) (obsolete)

1. To raise to the rank of cardinal.