cardinalate

IPA(Pronunciation)

The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal. / Collective term for the cardinals

Japanese Meaning

ローマ・カトリック教会の枢機卿としての威厳やその教会における職務。 / 枢機卿を指す集合的な呼称。

After years of devoted service, he was unexpectedly elevated to the cardinalate.

長年の献身的な奉仕の後、彼は思いがけず枢機卿の職位に任命された。

Sense（1）

The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.

The cardinalate ranks equal to a secular prince of the blood

Sense（2）

Collective term for the cardinals

The cardinalate under a maximum age composes the conclave which elects the pope

cardinalates

（ plural ）