Definition of "Purple" :

noun: (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes

noun: a purple color or pigment

noun: (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status

"He was born to the purple."

verb: color purple

verb: become purple

adjective: of a color intermediate between red and blue

adjective: belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

"Purple tyrant."

adjective: excessively elaborate or showily expressed

"A writer of empurpled literature."