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au·re·ole

(ôr′ē-ōl′) also au·re·o·la (ô-rē′ə-lə)

1. A circular or oval light surrounding the head or body of a representation of a deity or holy person; a halo.

2. Astronomy See corona.

[Middle English, from Late Latin (corōna) aureola, golden (crown), feminine of Latin aureolus, golden, from aureus, from aurum, gold.]

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aureole

(ˈɔːrɪˌəʊl) or

aureola

1. (Art Terms) (esp in paintings of Christian saints and the deity) a border of light or radiance enveloping the head or sometimes the whole of a figure represented as holy

2. a less common word for halo

3. (Astronomy) another name for corona²

[C13: from Old French auréole, from Medieval Latin (corōna) aureola golden (crown), from Latin aureolus golden, from aurum gold]

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au•re•ole

(ˈɔr iˌoʊl)

also au•re•o•la

(ɔˈri ə lə, əˈri-)

n., pl. -oles also -o•las.

1. a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure of a sacred personage.

2. any encircling ring of light or color; halo.

3. corona (def. 2).

4. a zone of altered country rock around an igneous intrusion.

[1175–1225; Middle English < Latin aureola (corona) golden (crown)]

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Noun	1.	aureole - the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse corona nimbus, nimbus cloud, rain cloud - a dark grey cloud bearing rain glowing, radiance, glow - the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
	2.	aureole - an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint gloriole, halo, nimbus, aura, glory lightness, light - the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"

Translations

Heiligenschein Korona

auréole

aureola raggiera

aureole

[ˈɔːrɪəʊl] N → aureola f

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aureole

n (Astron) → Korona f; (because of haze) → Hof m, → Aureole f; (Art) → Aureole f

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Properly, a luminous ring encircling an astronomical body, but not infrequently confounded with "aureola," or "nimbus," a somewhat similar phenomenon worn as a head-dress by divinities and saints.