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bishop vs cardinal

cardinal vs bishop

bishop and cardinal both are nouns.

bishop is not an adjective while cardinal is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bishop Yes No No No
cardinal Yes Yes No No
As nouns, cardinal is a hyponym of bishop; that is, cardinal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bishop:
  • bishop: a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
  • cardinal: (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
Other hyponyms of bishop include archbishop, diocesan, eparch, exarch, exarch, primus, suffragan, suffragan bishop, vicar apostolic.
bishop (noun) cardinal (noun)
(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
port wine mulled with oranges and cloves a variable color averaging a vivid red
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
bishop (adjective) cardinal (adjective)
being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
serving as an essential component
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