cardinalist

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noun

A partisan of cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin in 17th century France (as opposed to a royalist).

OriginEnglish cardinal ← Middle French cardina ← Latin cardinālis →
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Meanings

nouncardinalist (plural cardinalists)

plural cardinalists

  1. A partisan of cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin in 17th century France (as opposed to a royalist).

Origin

  1. Latincardinālis
  2. Middle Frenchcardina
  3. Englishcardinal
  4. Englishcardinalist

From cardinal + -ist.

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APA

cardinalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardinalist

MLA

“cardinalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardinalist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cardinalist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardinalist.

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