Cardinal or The Cardinal most commonly refers to
Cardinal (Catholic Church), a senior official of the Catholic Church Member of the College of Cardinals Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds 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 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 François Piller, in Fribourg, Switzerland Cardinal Technologies, a defunct modem manufacturer (1987–1997) 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 (film), a 2017 Canadian film The Cardinal (1936 film), 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, US Cardinal Mountain, a summit in California Cardinal Power Plant, a power plant in Jefferson County, Ohio Cardinal, Virginia, US 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, US Louisville Cardinals, 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 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)
Cars Ford Cardinal, abandoned project with a lightweight and compact Ford Taunus V4 engine
Other uses Cardinal (color), a vivid red Cardinal (surname) Cardinal, a Ruby programming language implementation using for the Parrot virtual machine
See also Cardenal, a surname Cardinal sin (disambiguation) or cardinal syn Cardinale, a surname