raise to the purple

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Verb

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raise to the purple (third-person singular simple present raises to the purple, present participle raising to the purple, simple past and past participle raised to the purple)

  1. (idiomatic, figurative) To be elevated to a very high rank.
    1. (Christianity, figurative) To become a cardinal.
    2. (Christianity, figurative) To become a monarch.

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