Porphyry

Definitions

1. A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix.
   countable, uncountable
2. A Tyrian Neoplatonic philosopher.
3. A purple-red rock of this kind.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“A quartet of porphyry warriors, locked for all time in stern embrace outside St. Mark's Basilica, were probably carved in the Fourth Century. They are believed to represent⟳ the Roman Emperor Diocletian and the three men who held power with him.”

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