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Noun: the purple
  1. (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
    "he was born to the purple";
    - purple
     
  2. (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple colour of the robes
    - purple

Type of: ecclesiastical attire, ecclesiastical robe, nobility, noblesse

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