CARDINALS
- CARDINAL, a bright red bird [n]
- A leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals are nominated by the pope and form the Sacred College, which elects succeeding popes (now invariably from among their own number)
- A deep scarlet color like that of a cardinal's cassock
- A New World songbird of the bunting family, with a stout bill and typically with a conspicuous crest. The male is partly or mostly red in color