Cardinal
Cardinal adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
World and cardinal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "World" instead an adjective "Cardinal".
Nearby Words: cardinally, cardinality
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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When asked by the protagonist, a cardinal explains that, in their world, instead of 147 guards giving their lives for Pope Clement VII (there are no Popes in this world), Carmelite nuns saved the six cardinals of the Conclave.
Source: Literature / Rough Draft -
This one may be justified in-universe - the world has "moved on," and things are off-kilter, including the cardinal directions.
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Exalted has a world map where each cardinal direction is ruled by a certain element.
Source: Garden of Evil
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World and Cardinal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cardinal/world
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World or Cardinal. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cardinal/world.
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