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Named After A Shellfish And Once Synonymous With Crimson A Colour Mixed From Blue And Red Associated With Bishops Emperors Nobility Ornateness Royalty And Wealth Crossword Clue

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noun

• a color between red and blue

• (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status

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

adjective satellite

• of a color intermediate between red and blue

• excessively elaborate or showily expressed

• belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

verb

• become purple

• color purple

43%7 Name is sometimes associated with the colour red
noun

• the brightest star in Scorpius

39%9 Its emperors considered themselves successors of the Roman emperors
noun

• an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital

• a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395

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