hồng y
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Definition
- Noun:
- Cardinal: A high-ranking official in the Catholic Church, appointed by the Pope, who is a member of the College of Cardinals and is eligible to participate in a papal conclave.
- Cardinal (as a title): The title itself, often used before a name (e.g., Hồng y Phêrô).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đức Hồng y Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Văn Thuận là một nhân vật được kính trọng. (Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận is a respected figure.)
- Hội đồng Hồng y sẽ họp tại Vatican. (The College of Cardinals will meet at the Vatican.)
- Ngài được bổ nhiệm làm hồng y vào năm ngoái. (He was appointed a cardinal last year.)
Advanced Usage
- "Hồng y giáo chủ": This is a fuller, more formal title meaning "Cardinal", but it is less commonly used in modern Vietnamese than simply "hồng y". It directly translates to "cardinal religious leader".
- Hồng y giáo chủ là một chức vụ quan trọng trong Giáo hội Công giáo. (The Cardinal is an important position in the Catholic Church.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hồng y đoàn / Hội đồng Hồng y: The College of Cardinals.
- Chức hồng y: The cardinalate; the office or rank of a cardinal.
- Mũ hồng y: A cardinal's hat (a galero), symbolizing the office.
Synonyms
- Cardinal (English loanword, used in specific contexts): The direct English equivalent.
- Giáo chủ: A religious leader or patriarch (broader term, not a direct synonym but part of the compound "hồng y giáo chủ").
Notes on Meaning
- The word "hồng y" is used almost exclusively in a Catholic religious context. It does not have other common meanings in modern Vietnamese.
- The reference to "y học" (medicine) in some historical dictionaries is likely an error or an extremely archaic/obscure usage not found in contemporary language. The primary and only standard meaning is the religious title.
- như hồng y giáo chủ