gloriole

Related to gloriole: aureole, nimbus

glo·ri·ole

(glôr′ē-ōl′)

[French, from Latin glōriola, diminutive of glōria, glory.]

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gloriole

(ˈɡlɔːrɪˌəʊl)

(Physical Geography) another name for halo, nimbus², nimbus³

[C19: from Latin glōriola, literally: a small glory]

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glo•ri•ole

(ˈglɔr iˌoʊl, ˈgloʊr-)

n.

a halo, nimbus, or aureole.

[1805–15; < Latin glōriola=glōri(a) glory + -ola -ole¹]

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Noun

gloriole - an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint

halo, nimbus, aura, aureole, 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"

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gloriole

n → Gloriole f, → Heiligenschein m

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