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College of Cardinals
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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.
College of Cardinals
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(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) RC Church the collective body of cardinals having the function of electing and advising the pope
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Noun1.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
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
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The electors will be 107 members of the Sacred College of Cardinals - John Paul II banned the over-80s - who are gathering from all over the globe for the centuries-old and secretive process.
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This spectacle--the elevation of 44 more men to the Sacred College of Cardinals in Vatican City--rivals the pomp of British monarchy and the circumstance of aristocracy.
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President Mary McAleese said: "I extend sincerest best wishes to you on your elevation to the Sacred College of Cardinals.
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