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CARDINAL, eccl. law. The title given to one of the highest dignitaries of the court of Rome. Cardinals are next to the pope in dignity; he is elected by them and out of their body. There are cardinal bishops, cardinal priests, and cardinal deacons. See Fleury, Hist. Eccles. liv. xxxv. n. 17, II. n. 19 Thomassin, part ii. liv. i. oh. 53, part iv. liv. i. c. 79, 80 Loiseau, Traite des Ordres, c. 3, n. 31; Andre, Droit Canon, au mot. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Manufactured by Wild Republic, the most popular of these plush beanbag birds are the Northern Cardinal, American Robin and American Goldfinch. Among northern cardinals, however, both males and females become crooners. They monitored eight species of neotropical migrant birds, which breed in North America and winter in the tropics, and observed nests of the northern cardinal. |
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