noun · rare

aureole

aureole · aureoles

ореол, нимб

Heiligenschein, Aureole

A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saintA circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint.

UK/ˈɔː.ɹiː.əʊl/US/ˈɔɹ.i.oʊl/

» The icon had a gold aureole on both Mary and Jesus.

Meaning

4 senses

A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint.
Heiligenschein, Aureole
орео́лoreól, нимбnimb
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
(broadly)Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something.
A corona.
A ring around an igneous intrusion.

1 sentences

The icon had a gold aureole on both Mary and Jesus.
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4 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

circle of light or halo around the head of a deity:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

circle of light or halo around the head of a deity:

From Middle English aureole, from Old French aureole, from Medieval Latin aureola (corona)

From Middle English aureole, from Old French aureole, from Medieval Latin aureola (corona) (“golden (crown)”). Doublet of oriole.

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plural: aureoles

Singular	aureole
Plural	aureoles

regular

6 synonyms

Close in meaning

the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse:corona
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint:aura halo nimbus glory gloriole

5 related words