Cardinal or The Cardinal most commonly refers to *

Cardinalidae Cardinalidae (sometimes referred to as "cardinal-grosbeaks" or simply "cardinals") is a family of New World-Endemism, endemic passerine birds that consists of Cardinalis, cardinals, grosbeaks, and Passerina, buntings. It also includes several ot ...

, a family of North and South American birds **''

Cardinalis ''Cardinalis'' is a genus of birds in the family Cardinalidae. There are three species ranging across North America to northern South America. Description They are birds between 19 and 22 cm in length. Its most distinctive characteristics a ...

'', genus of three species in the family Cardinalidae ***

Northern cardinal The northern cardinal (''Cardinalis cardinalis''), also commonly known as the common cardinal, red cardinal, or simply cardinal, is a bird in the genus ''Cardinalis''. It can be found in southeastern Canada, through the eastern United States fro ...

, ''Cardinalis cardinalis'', the common cardinal of eastern North America ***

Pyrrhuloxia The pyrrhuloxia or desert cardinal (''Cardinalis sinuatus'') is a medium-sized North American songbird found in the American southwest and northern Mexico. This distinctive species with a short, stout bill and red crest and wings, and closely ...

or desert cardinal, ''Cardinalis sinuatus'', found in southwest North America ***

Vermilion cardinal The vermilion cardinal (''Cardinalis phoeniceus'') is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Taxonomy and systematics The vermilion cardinal is monotypic. It an ...

, ''Cardinalis phoeniceus'', found in Colombia and Venezuela *

Cardinal (Catholic Church) A cardinal is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. ...

, a senior official of the Catholic Church **Member of the

College of Cardinals The College of Cardinals (), also called the Sacred College of Cardinals, is the body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church. there are cardinals, of whom are eligible to vote in a conclave to elect a new pope. Appointed by the pope, ...

Cardinal Health Cardinal Health, Inc. is an American multinational health care services company, and the 14th highest revenue generating company in the United States. Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, the company specializes in the distribution of pharmaceuticals ...

, a health care services company *

Cardinal number In mathematics, a cardinal number, or cardinal for short, is what is commonly called the number of elements of a set. In the case of a finite set, its cardinal number, or cardinality is therefore a natural number. For dealing with the cas ...

Large cardinal In the mathematical field of set theory, a large cardinal property is a certain kind of property of transfinite cardinal numbers. Cardinals with such properties are, as the name suggests, generally very "large" (for example, bigger than the least ...

Cardinal direction The four cardinal directions or cardinal points are the four main compass directions: north (N), south (S), east (E), and west (W). The corresponding azimuths ( clockwise horizontal angle from north) are 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270°. The ...

, one of the four primary directions: north, south, east, and west *

Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The ...

, an American professional football team * St. Louis Cardinals, an American professional baseball team Cardinal or The Cardinal may also refer to:

Animals

Birds

In addition to the aforementioned cardinalids: * '' Paroaria'', a South American genus of birds in the family Thraupidae commonly called red-headed cardinals or cardinal-tanagers * Yellow cardinal, ''Gubernatrix cristata'' a South American bird in the family Thraupidae

Other animals

* '' Argynnis pandora'', a species of butterfly * Cardinal tetra, a freshwater fish

Businesses

* Cardinal Brewery, a brewery founded in 1788 by François Piller, located in Fribourg, Switzerland *

Cardinal Technologies Cardinal Technologies, Inc., was an American computer company originally based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, that primarily manufactured modems for personal computers, among other peripherals. History Cardinal Technologies was founded in February ...

, a defunct modem manufacturer (1987–1997)

Christianity

* Cardinal (Church of England), either of two members of the College of Minor Canons of St. Paul's Cathedral *

a senior member of the Catholic Church.

Entertainment

Films

* ''Cardinals'', a 2017 Canadian film * ''The Cardinal'', a 1936 British historical drama * ''

The Cardinal ''The Cardinal'' is a 1963 American drama film produced independently, directed by Otto Preminger and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was written by Robert Dozier, based on the novel by the same by Henry Morton Robinson. The ...

'', a 1963 American film

Games

Cardinal (chess) The princess is a fairy chess piece A fairy chess piece, variant chess piece, unorthodox chess piece, or heterodox chess piece is a chess piece not used in conventional chess but incorporated into certain chess variants and some unorthodox chess ...

, a fairy chess piece, also known as the archbishop * Cardinal, a participant in the army drinking game

Cardinal Puff "Fallen Idol" is the thirteenth and final episode of the fourth series of the British sitcomedy series ''Dad's Army''. It was originally transmitted on Friday 18 December 1970. Synopsis Captain Mainwaring has always epitomised the principle of ...

Music

Groups

Cardinal (band) Cardinal is an American indie pop duo founded by musicians Richard Davies and Eric Matthews. The duo was formed in 1992 following Davies' relocation from Australia to the United States, where he met Matthews while both were living in Boston, M ...

, indie pop duo formed in 1992 *

The Cardinals (rock band) The Cardinals were an American R&B group of the 1950s. Sharing a legacy with the Orioles, The Cardinals are remembered as one of the best R&B ballad acts to come out of Baltimore. Origins The Cardinals’ career began in 1946 (one year befor ...

, a group formed in 2003 *

The Cardinals The Cardinals were an American R&B group of the 1950s. Sharing a legacy with the Orioles, The Cardinals are remembered as one of the best R&B ballad acts to come out of Baltimore. Origins The Cardinals’ career began in 1946 (one year befor ...

, a 1950s R&B group

Albums

* ''Cardinal'' (Cardinal album), 1994 * ''Cardinal'' (Pinegrove album), 2016

Television

* "Cardinal" (''The Americans''), the second episode of the second season of the television series ''The Americans'' * ''Cardinal'' (TV series), a 2017 Canadian television series

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* Cardinal (comics), a supervillain appearing in Marvel Comics * ''The Cardinal'' (1641 play), a Caroline era tragedy by James Shirley * ''The Cardinal'' (1901 play), a historical play by the British writer Louis N. Parker * The Cardinal System, a system appearing in the ''

Sword Art Online is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the 2020s and focuses on protagonists Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna Yuuki as they play through various virtual re ...

'' series * Cardinal, a stormtrooper officer featured in '' Star Wars: Phasma'', a novel by Delilah S. Dawson

Linguistics

* Cardinal numeral, a part of speech for expressing numbers by name *

Cardinal vowel Cardinal vowels are a set of reference vowels used by phoneticians in describing the sounds of languages. They are classified depending on the position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth, how far forward or back is the highest p ...

, a concept in phonetics

Mathematics

* Cardinal voting

Navigation

* Cardinal mark, a sea mark used in navigation

Places

* Cardinal, Manitoba, Canada * Cardinal, Ontario, Canada * Cardinal High School (Middlefield, Ohio), a public high school in Middlefield, Ohio, Geauga County, United States * Cardinal Mountain, a summit in California * Cardinal Power Plant, a power plant in Jefferson County, Ohio *

Cardinal, Virginia Cardinal is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia, Mathews County, Virginia, United States. Cardinal is west-southwest of Mathews, Virginia, Mathews. Cardinal has a post office with ZIP code 23025.< ...

, United States * C/2008 T2 (Cardinal), a comet

Plants

Cardinal (grape) Cardinal is a table grape variety first produced in California in 1939. The grape is a cross of the Königin der Weingärten and Alphonse-lavallée table grapes, according to latest research. In the United States, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Cr ...

, a table grape first produced in California in 1939 * '' Lobelia cardinalis'', also known as "cardinal flower"

Sports

* Assindia Cardinals, an American football club from Essen, Germany * Ball State Cardinals, the athletic teams of Ball State University * Cardenales de Lara, a Venezuelan baseball team * Catholic University Cardinals, the athletic teams of the Catholic University of America * Front Royal Cardinals, an American baseball team * Incarnate Word Cardinals, the athletic teams of the University of the Incarnate Word * Lamar Cardinals, the athletic teams of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, USA *

Louisville Cardinals The Louisville Cardinals (also known as the Cards) are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. The Cardinals teams play in the Atlantic Coast Conference, beginning in the 2014 season. While playing in the Big East Co ...

, the athletic teams of University of Louisville * Mapúa Cardinals, the athletic teams of Mapúa University * North Central Cardinals, the athletic teams of North Central College * St. John Fisher Cardinals, the athletic teams of St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY *

Stanford Cardinal The Stanford Cardinal are the college athletics in the United States, athletic teams that represent Stanford University. Stanford's program has won 138 National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA team championships, the List of NCAA schools ...

, the athletic teams of Stanford University; named for the color but not the bird * Wesleyan Cardinals, the athletic teams of Wesleyan University *

West Perth Football Club The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia. West Perth competes in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW) and is the oldest exis ...

, an Australian rules football club in Western Australia * Woking F.C., an English football team

Transport

Aircraft

* Cessna 177 Cardinal, a single engine aircraft * St. Louis Cardinal C-2-110, a light aircraft built in 1928 * NCSIST Cardinal, a family of small UAVs

Trains

* ''Cardinal'' (train) * ''The Cardinal'' (railcar)

Other uses

* Cardinal (color), a vivid red * Cardinal (name), a surname * Cardinal, a Ruby programming language implementation using for the Parrot virtual machine