raise to the purple

English

Verb

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.

Coordinate terms

• raise to the ermine

 

Related terms

• born in the purple
• born to the purple
• rise to the purple
• take the purple
• the purple (imperial power, sense 4)