cardinalate

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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

Then comes a public consistory, at which old and new cardinals mingle and the Pope presents the galero�the round, flat red hat which is the traditional symbol of the cardinalate.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is less of a Roman clique behind today's decisions in the Church, and more of a hard-working cardinalate.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

“Gained the purple”: i.e., the cardinalate, from the scarlet hat, stockings, and cassock worn by cardinals.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward