College of Cardinals

College of Cardinals

n. Roman Catholic Church

The body of all the cardinals that elect the pope, assist him in governing the church, and administer the Holy See when the papacy is vacant.

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College of Cardinals - (Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes Sacred College body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy 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