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cardinalist

cardinalist noun: a partisan of cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin in 17th century France (as opposed to a royalist).

Noun

cardinalist (plural cardinalists)

  1. A partisan of cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin in 17th century France (as opposed to a royalist).

Forms of cardinalist

pluralcardinalists

Origin of cardinalist

From cardinal + -ist.

Questions about cardinalist

What does cardinalist mean?
Cardinalist means a partisan of cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin in 17th century France (as opposed to a royalist).
What part of speech is cardinalist?
Cardinalist is a noun.
What is the plural of cardinalist?
The plural of cardinalist is cardinalists.

Words near cardinalist in the dictionary

  1. cardinalins
  2. cardinalise
  3. cardinalised
  4. cardinalises
  5. cardinalising
  6. cardinalist
  7. cardinalists
  8. cardinalitial
  9. cardinalities
  10. cardinality
  11. cardinalization

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