Cardinal or The Cardinal most commonly refers to
Cardinal (Catholic Church), a senior official of the Catholic Church
Member of the College of Cardinals
Cardinal number in mathematics
Large cardinal
Cardinal direction, one of the primary directions: north, south, east, and west
Cardinal or The Cardinal may also refer to:
== Animals ==
=== Birds ===
Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
Cardinalis, genus of three species in the family Cardinalidae
Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, the common cardinal of eastern North America
Pyrrhuloxia or desert cardinal, Cardinalis sinuatus, found in southwest North America
Vermilion cardinal, Cardinalis phoeniceus, found in Colombia and Venezuela
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 Franรงois Piller, located in Fribourg, Switzerland
Cardinal Technologies, a defunct modem manufacturer (1987โ1997)
Cardinal Health, a health care services company
== Christianity ==
Cardinal (Church of England), either of two members of the College of Minor Canons of St. Paul's Cathedral
== Entertainment ==
=== Films ===
Cardinals, a 2017 Canadian film
The Cardinal, a 1936 British historical drama
The Cardinal, a 1963 American film
=== Games ===
Cardinal (chess), a fairy chess piece, also known as the archbishop
Cardinal, a participant in the army drinking game Cardinal Puff
=== Music ===
==== Groups ====
Cardinal (band), indie pop duo formed in 1992
The Cardinals (rock band), a group formed in 2003
The Cardinals, 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 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, a concept in phonetics
== Mathematics ==
Cardinal voting
Cardinal number
== 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, United States
C/2008 T2 (Cardinal), a comet
== Plants ==
Cardinal (grape), a table grape first produced in California in 1939
Lobelia cardinalis, also known as "cardinal flower"
== Sports ==
=== Athletic teams ===
Ball State Cardinals, the athletic teams of Ball State University
Catholic University Cardinals, the athletic teams of the Catholic University of America
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 athletic teams of University of Louisville
Mapรบa Cardinals, the athletic teams of Mapรบa 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 athletic teams of Stanford University; named for the color but not the bird
Wesleyan Cardinals, the athletic teams of Wesleyan University
=== Baseball ===
Cardenales de Lara, a Venezuelan baseball team
Front Royal Cardinals, an American baseball team
St. Louis Cardinals, an American professional baseball team
Hamilton Cardinals, a Canadian baseball team
=== Football (all codes) ===
Arizona Cardinals, an American professional football team
Assindia Cardinals, an American football club from Essen, Germany
West Perth Football Club, an Australian rules football club in Western Australia
Woking F.C., an English association 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
== See also ==
Cardenal, a surname
Cardinal sin or cardinal syn
Cardinale, a surname
๐ Animals
===Birds===
* Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
**Cardinalis, genus of three species in the family Cardinalidae
***Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, the common cardinal of eastern North America
***Pyrrhuloxia or desert cardinal, Cardinalis sinuatus, found in southwest North America
***Vermilion cardinal, Cardinalis phoeniceus, found in Colombia and Venezuela
* 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
๐ Other animals
* Argynnis pandora, a species of butterfly
* Cardinal tetra, a freshwater fish
๐ Businesses
* Cardinal Brewery, a brewery founded in 1788 by Franรงois Piller, located in Fribourg, Switzerland
* Cardinal Technologies, a defunct modem manufacturer (1987โ1997)
* Cardinal Health, a health care services company
๐ Christianity
* Cardinal (Church of England), either of two members of the College of Minor Canons of St. Paul's Cathedral
๐ Entertainment
===Films===
* Cardinals, a 2017 Canadian film
* The Cardinal, a 1936 British historical drama
* The Cardinal, a 1963 American film
๐ Games
* Cardinal (chess), a fairy chess piece, also known as the archbishop
* Cardinal, a participant in the army drinking game Cardinal Puff
๐ Music
====Groups====
* Cardinal (band), indie pop duo formed in 1992
* The Cardinals (rock band), a group formed in 2003
* The Cardinals, a 1950s R&B group
๐ Albums
* Cardinal (Cardinal album), 1994
* Cardinal (Pinegrove album), 2016
๐ 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
๐ 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 series
* Cardinal, a stormtrooper officer featured in Star Wars: Phasma, a novel by Delilah S. Dawson
๐ Linguistics
* Cardinal numeral, a part of speech for expressing numbers by name
* Cardinal vowel, a concept in phonetics
๐ Mathematics
* Cardinal voting
* Cardinal number
๐ Navigation
* Cardinal mark, a sea mark used in navigation
๐ 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, United States
* C/2008 T2 (Cardinal), a comet
๐ Plants
* Cardinal (grape), a table grape first produced in California in 1939
* Lobelia cardinalis, also known as "cardinal flower"
๐ Sports
=== Athletic teams ===
* Ball State Cardinals, the athletic teams of Ball State University
* Catholic University Cardinals, the athletic teams of the Catholic University of America
* 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 athletic teams of University of Louisville
* Mapรบa Cardinals, the athletic teams of Mapรบa 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 athletic teams of Stanford University; named for the color but not the bird
* Wesleyan Cardinals, the athletic teams of Wesleyan University
๐ Baseball
* Cardenales de Lara, a Venezuelan baseball team
* Front Royal Cardinals, an American baseball team
* St. Louis Cardinals, an American professional baseball team
* Hamilton Cardinals, a Canadian baseball team
๐ Football (all codes)
* Arizona Cardinals, an American professional football team
* Assindia Cardinals, an American football club from Essen, Germany
* West Perth Football Club, an Australian rules football club in Western Australia
* Woking F.C., an English association football team
๐ 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
๐ Trains
* Cardinal (train)
* The Cardinal (railcar)
๐ Other uses
* Cardinal (color), a vivid red
* Cardinal (name), a surname
* Cardinal, a Ruby programming language implementation using for the Parrot virtual machine