Definitions for purple heart
pur·ple heart

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Order of the Purple Heart, Purple Heartnoun

   a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action

2. sodium thiopental, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, Luminal, purple heartnoun

   a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. purple heartnoun

   The drug phenobarbitone when used for illicit purposes.

2. Purple Heartnoun

   A US military decoration awarded in the name of the President of the United States to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after 5 April 1917 with the U.S. military.

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1. purple heart

   The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. It represents a tangible recognition of the sacrifices and bravery of the service members.

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1. Purple Heart

   The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917 with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award that is still given to members of the U.S. military, the only earlier award being the obsolete Fidelity Medallion. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located in New Windsor, New York.

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1. • Barbiturate
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How to pronounce purple heart?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of purple heart in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of purple heart in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of purple heart in a Sentence

1. Tennessee Rep. Chuck Fleischmann:

   It’s a resolution really calling for a sense of Congress to encourage all of the parties, who have say in the process, to award our five fallen heroes in uniform who have died purple hearts, we don’t want a situation similar to what happened with the heroes who got killed at Fort Hood and they had to wait a very long time to get The Purple Heart.

2. Steve Cohen:

   If I could give you a Purple Heart, I would. You deserve one.

3. Ted Deutch:

   After serving the public for more than 15 years, I have decided I will not seek re-election this November, public service was instilled in me by my father who earned a Purple Heart in the Battle of the Bulge, and it has been a tremendous privilege to serve the people of Palm Beach and Broward Counties in Congress since 2010. I am incredibly grateful to my constituents for their support and friendship.

4. Catherine Birong:

   That was the last time I recall seeing my dad’s Purple Heart, my cousins probably took it home with them.

5. Sean Higgins:

   How do you compare someone getting wounded in combat to someone getting in trouble for message he sent? How can Cohen claim (Strzok) get a Purple Heart for that?

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=purple heart
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Purple_Heart
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=purple heart