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The word '''cardinal''' comes from the Latin ''cardo'' for "hinge" and usually refers to things of fundamental importance, as in ''cardinal rule'' or ''cardinal sins''.
'Cardinal' may refer to:

★ Cardinal (bird), a family of passerine birds living in the Americas

★ Cardinal (Catholicism), a member of the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church

★ Cardinal (color), a vivid reddish color

★ Cardinal directions

★ Cardinal (passenger train) train running between Chicago and New York via Indianapolis

★ Cardinal Health, a multinational health supply and pharmaceutical distributor

★ Cardinal mark, a sea mark used in navigation

★ Cardinal number, in mathematics

★ Cardinal tetra, a species of fish

★ Cardinal veins

★ A name for the Cessna 177 aircraft

★ Cardinal (beer), a Swiss brewery
Several sports teams use the name 'Cardinals':

★ Arizona Cardinals, an American football team

★ Cardenales de Lara, a Venezuelan baseball team

★ Louisville Cardinals, an intercollegiate sports team in Louisville

★ Mapua Cardinals, the varsity teams of Mapua Institute of Technology

★ St. Louis Cardinals, a National League baseball team

★ Stanford Cardinal, the sports teams of Stanford University
People named 'Cardinal' include:

★ Judah ben Isaac Cardinal, French translator who lived at the beginning of the thirteenth century

★ Brian Cardinal, American basketball player

★ Douglas J. Cardinal (born 1934), a Canadian architect

★ Harold Cardinal (1945-2005), a Cree writer and political leader

★ Kardinal Offishall, Canadian rapper/producer

★ Lorne Cardinal, Canadian actor

★ Mark Cardinal, Canadian rugby player

★ Tantoo Cardinal, Canadian actress
Places named 'Cardinal' include:

★ Cardinal, Ontario

★ Several high schools, see Cardinal High School