Ordinal, Cardinal or Catholic

 Animals

• Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
• Paroaria, a South American genus of birds
• Argynnis pandora, a species of butterfly
• Cardinal tetra, a freshwater fish

[edit]Christianity

• Cardinal (Catholicism), a senior official of the Catholic Church
• Cardinal (Church of England)

[edit]Entertainment

• Cardinal (album), a 1994 album by indie pop duo, Cardinal
• The Cardinals, a 1950s R&B group
• The Cardinals (rock band), a group formed in 2003
• The Cardinal (play), a Caroline era tragedy by James Shirley
• The Cardinal (1936 film), a British historical drama
• The Cardinal, a 1963 American film
• Cardinal (film), a 2001 American film directed by Michael Harring

[edit]Geography

• Cardinal, Ontario, Canada
• Cardinal, Virginia

[edit]Navigation and transport

• Cardinal (train)
• The Cardinal (railcar)
• Cardinal mark, a sea mark used in navigation
• Cardinal direction, the four primary directions N, S, E, and W
• Cessna 177 Cardinal, a single engine aircraft
• St. Louis Cardinal C-2-110, a light aircraft built in 1928

[edit]Organizations

• Cardinal Brewery, a brewery founded in 1788 by François Piller, located in Fribourg, Switzerland
• Cardinal Health, a health care services company
• Cardinal High School (Middlefield, Ohio), a public high school in Middlefield, Ohio, Geauga County, United States

[edit]Sports

• Arizona Cardinals, an American professional football team
• Assindia Cardinals, an American football club from Essen, Germany
• Ball State Cardinals, the athletic teams of Ball State University
• Cardenales de Lara, a Venezuelan baseball team
• Catholic University Cardinals, the athletic teams of the Catholic University of America
• Lamar Cardinals, the athletic teams of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, USA
• Louisville Cardinals, the athletic teams of University of Louisville
• Mapúa Cardinals, the athletic teams of Mapúa Institute of Technology
• St. Louis Cardinals, an American professional baseball team
• Stanford Cardinal, the athletic teams of Stanford University
• Wesleyan Cardinals, the athletic teams of Wesleyan University
• West Perth Football Club, an Australian rules football club in Western Australia
• Woking F.C., an English association football team

[edit]Other

• Cardinal (name)
• Cardinal (color), a vivid red
• Cardinal (grape), a table grape first produced in California in 1939
• Cardinal number, a concept in mathematics

As you can see, there are so many uses of the word Cardinal. I was amazed this morning to see this vibrant, "fire engine" red, living creature on the fence outside my apartment. He was beyond BEAUTIFUL.  

He quickly caught my eye, as he would with anyone. He stretched to his highest point he could reach, and then settled back down. Beside him, for males are the most beautiful, was a drab, brownish red, smaller female. Nothing notable about her except she was with him.  Her intense stare was seemingly ignored by the "beautiful one."  He stayed for only a moment, but his presence was intense. Even Ween stared at him. As he left his make-shift perch, she followed silently.