Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To institute formally as cardinal.
- To attach corporately or as a cardinal part, as a priest to a particular church.
- A perversion of incarnate.
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- verb To
raise someone to the rank ofcardinal - verb To enroll someone as a
priest of a particular church
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jpmaher commented on the word incardinate
In regard to the Catholic clergy, "Incardinate" is not a cacography of "incarnate". It means to promote a cleric to the rank of cardinal. “Key” men in the RC hierarchy are metaphorically "hinge-men". Although "cardines" is usually translated as ‘hinges’, the ancient "cardo" (plural "cardines") do not “hang”, but are vertical posts, round at the base, on which twin doors pivot in a round-mortised stone. Our term is "key-men", but the key & the keyhole in Italy allude to Amore. Look up "chiavata" and "chiave".
December 7, 2010
john commented on the word incardinate
Thanks much for the erudite comment, and in particular to introducing me to the term cacography, with which I hadn't been familiar.
December 8, 2010