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cardinal vs dean

dean vs cardinal

cardinal and dean both are nouns.

cardinal is an adjective but dean is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cardinal Yes Yes No No
dean Yes No No No
As nouns, dean is a hyponym of cardinal; that is, dean is a word with a more specific, narrower 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
  • dean: (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals
cardinal (noun) dean (noun)
crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
a variable color averaging a vivid red (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals
(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 man who is the senior member of a group
the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
cardinal (adjective) dean (adjective)
being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
serving as an essential component
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