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cardinal vs bishop

bishop vs cardinal

cardinal and bishop both are nouns.

cardinal is an adjective but bishop is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cardinal Yes Yes No No
bishop Yes No No No
As nouns, bishop is a hypernym of cardinal; that is, bishop is a word with a broader meaning than cardinal:
  • 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
  • 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 (noun) bishop (noun)
crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
a variable color averaging a vivid red port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
(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 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
the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
cardinal (adjective) bishop (adjective)
being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
serving as an essential component
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