English > College of Cardinals: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | cardinals collectively. |
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Synonyms | Sacred College, cardinalate, Sacred College of Cardinals |
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Category | Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
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Members | cardinal | (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes |
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Part of | Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
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Broader | body | A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity |
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Spanish | cardenalato |
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