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cardinalate

[kahr-dn-l-ayt] / ˈkɑr dn lˌeɪt /




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In 1917, the Holy See changed canon law, restricting the cardinalate to the ordained.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 28, 2018

Ten years later Archbishop Denis J. Dougherty of Philadelphia was elevated to the cardinalate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Six Roman Catholic prelates learned last month that they were to be raised to the cardinalate.

From Time Magazine Archive

As Archbishop of Westminster, England's primatial Catholic see, John Carmel Heenan had a right to expect a cardinalate; so did Archbishop William Conway of Armagh, the Primate of All Ireland.

From Time Magazine Archive

Modesty best becomes the young; Giovanni's cardinalate, remember, has not yet been proclaimed, and 't is wisest to hold our tongues till we may wag them truthfully.

From Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times by Elbridge Streeter Brooks


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