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n. - The office of a high ecclesiastical official taking precedence over every other dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church below papal rank who is appointed by the pope

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  • Adjective : of cardinal significance
  • It was in 1961, and Croetine's uncle-my great-uncle-had been appointed to a cardinalship and was then stationed at the Vatican.
  • The English dispute the privileges of his cardinalship, 170
  • Were the first who disputed with cardinal Richelieu the privileges of the cardinalship, 170
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