Cardenal

/ karðɛˈnal /

noun

1. CardenalErnesto1925MNicaraguanWRITING: poetPOLITICS: revolutionaryRELIGION: clergyman Ernesto (ˈɜːnɛstaʊ). born 1925, Nicaraguan poet, revolutionary, and Roman Catholic priest; an influential figure in the Sandinista movement.

Example Sentences

Former outfielder José Cardenal and longtime play-by-play broadcaster Pat Hughes also were inducted.

From Seattle Times

Cardenal Leopoldo Brenes, Managua archbishop, said at the time that the church was not the “enemy” of the government and that he would continue “praying for those who slander us.”

From Seattle Times

In the spring of ’05, Bowden piled a group of his lieutenants — including Bob Boone, Barry Larkin and Jose Cardenal, with 6,461 games of major league experience among them — into his Cadillac Escalade.

From Washington Post

I remember doing an interview with the great Nicaraguan poet-priest, Ernesto Cardenal, in 1982.

From Salon

Sick animals soon overwhelmed an equine hospital at the nearby CEU Cardenal Herrera University, says Ana Velloso Álvarez, a veterinarian there.

From Science Magazine