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I may not have been here much lately but I did manage 1439 new words. Something to be pleased with. Also reading. Baroness Orczy commits a cardinal sin (that is, something Richelieu might do) in The Scarlet Pimpernel and lies to the reader with authorial voice (pg 54 in my copy).
Digression: Since cardinal is a (apparently rarely used) term for the positive integers (1, 2, 3, 4, ...) I am wondering if the term is related to the so-called Seven Deadly Sins as something numbered.
For referencing I know of cardinal as the numbers, the high-ranked Catholic priest, the red bird (named for the priest, I believe) and the phrase 'cardinal sin'. Anyone know of any others?
Digression: Since cardinal is a (apparently rarely used) term for the positive integers (1, 2, 3, 4, ...) I am wondering if the term is related to the so-called Seven Deadly Sins as something numbered.
For referencing I know of cardinal as the numbers, the high-ranked Catholic priest, the red bird (named for the priest, I believe) and the phrase 'cardinal sin'. Anyone know of any others?
