Translations

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:

Examples

1 sentences

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

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Meaning

4 senses

  1. 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

  2. (broadly)Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something.

  3. A corona.

  4. A ring around an igneous intrusion.

Origin

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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Forms

plural: aureoles
Singularaureole
Pluralaureoles

regular

Synonyms

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:aurahalonimbusglorygloriole

Word family

5 related words
Relatedaureolinoriole
Derivedaureoledaureole hatinaureole

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
auldauntA1auraauralauroraauspiceauspicious

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