College of Cardinals

proper noun

The body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church.

Similar
Sacred CollegecardinalateSacred College of Cardinals
OriginLatin Collēgium Cardinālium →
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Meanings

proper nounthe College of Cardinals
  1. CatholicismThe body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(Roman Catholic Church) the body of all cardinals of the church; elects and advises the pope

Similar
Sacred CollegecardinalateSacred College of Cardinals
Broader
body
Also see
cardinalate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. LatinCollēgium Cardinālium
  2. EnglishCollege of Cardinals

Calque of Latin Collēgium Cardinālium.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 樞機團 /枢机团
  • 樞機團 /枢机团body of all cardinals
Finnish kardinaalikollegio
  • kardinaalikollegiobody of all cardinals
French Collège des cardinaux, Collège cardinalice
  • Collège des cardinauxbody of all cardinals
  • Collège cardinalicebody of all cardinals
German Kardinalskollegium, Cardinals-Collegium
  • Kardinalskollegiumbody of all cardinals
  • Cardinals-Collegiumbody of all cardinals
Latin Collegium Cardinalium
  • Collegium Cardinaliumbody of all cardinals
Spanish Colegio Cardenalicio
  • Colegio Cardenaliciobody of all cardinals
Vietnamese Hồng y đoàn
  • Hồng y đoànbody of all cardinals
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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