See Also: cardinal(encyclopedia)
cardinal sin(dictionary)
cardinal(1)(dictionary)
cardinal(2)(dictionary)
cardinal(medicine)
CARDINAL, eccl(law)
cardinal 2, adjective(dictionary)
cardinal 1, noun(dictionary)
cardinal (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
cardinal flower(encyclopedia)

dissoluble (iou) and cardinal sin (oh)


dissoluble (iou)



dissoluble adjective. M16.
[Old French, or Latin dissolubilis, from dissolvere, formed as DIS- 1, SOLVE: see -UBLE. Cf. earlier INDISSOLUBLE.]
Able to be broken down into elements or atoms; decomposable. M16.
Of a physical connection or (fig.) a bond or tie: able to be undone or broken. E17.
Able to be dissolved in a liquid; soluble. Now rare. M17.
dissolu'bility noun E17.

cardinal sin (oh)



n [C]
informal something bad or stupid that you must avoid doing
::politicians who commit the cardinal sin of ignoring public opinion
a serious sin in the Christian Religion