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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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Montini would become Archbishop of Milan, a post that traditionally carries with it a cardinalate.

From Time Magazine Archive

He wore the scarlet robe, the extraordinary hat, the immensely thick gold ring of the cardinalate, in a railway carriage.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Robert John Buckley




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