/ Dictionary / Index C cardinalate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: car•di•nal•ate Pronunciation: (kär'dn-l-āt"), [key] — n. Rom. Cath. Ch. the body of cardinals. the office, rank, or dignity of a cardinal. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cardinalate (Thesaurus) cardinal cardinalfish Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philtrum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language