purple passion
Americannoun
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Hulme's purple passion runs so deep, he gave his daughter the middle name Iris after its Latin name, Apatura Iris.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2015
Hence the purple passion, that is to say the energy and intensity which coloured everything they did, everything they felt and believed.
From The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani
"They're showing a gripping picture of purple passion," replied Miss Mackay succinctly.
From The Monk of Hambleton by Armstrong Livingston
The purple passion flowers flung out its starry blossoms to the world, the sign and symbol of the suffering Saviour.
From The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion History, Reminiscences, Description of Battle of Irish Bend, Carrying of Pay Roll, Roster by George P. Bissell
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