tyrian
Speech parts
1. tyrian - Noun
2. tyrian - Adjective
Meaning
Of or pertaining to Tyre or its people.
Being of the color called Tyrian purple.
A native of Tyre.
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As in Tunisia these centres were trading hubs, and later offered support for resource development such as olive oil at Volubilis and Tyrian purple dye at Mogador.
Anne Varichon, Couleurs-pigments dans les mains des peuples, p. 135 Tyrian purple became the color of kings, nobles, priests and magistrates all around the Mediterranean.
Gospel manuscripts were written in gold lettering on parchment that was colored Tyrian purple.
Bishops and archbishops, of a lower status than cardinals, were assigned the color purple, but not the rich Tyrian purple.
In modern times, Tyrian purple has been recreated, at great expense.
Mark 15:17 and 20 The actual color of Tyrian purple seems to have varied from a reddish to a bluish purple.