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aureole

Noun

∙ Corona. astronomy
∙ A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint.
∙ Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something. by extension

BABYLON ENGLISH
aureole n.
halo, aura, radiance

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
aureole
aureole
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WORDNET 2.0
aureole
Noun
1. the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
(synonym) corona
(hypernym) radiance, glow, glowing
(part-holonym) nimbus, nimbus cloud, rain cloud
2. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
(synonym) aura, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole
(hypernym) light, lightness

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Aureola
An aureola or aureole (diminutive of Latin aurea, "golden") is the radiance of luminous cloud which, in paintings of sacred personages, surrounds the whole figure. In the earliest periods of Christian art it was confined to the figures of the persons of the Christian Godhead, but it was afterwards extended to the Virgin Mary and to several of the saints.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

aureole

Noun

∙ Corona. astronomy
∙ A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint.
∙ Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something. by extension

BABYLON ENGLISH
aureole n.
halo, aura, radiance

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
aureole
aureole
see under aureola

WORDNET 2.0
aureole
Noun
1. the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
(synonym) corona
(hypernym) radiance, glow, glowing
(part-holonym) nimbus, nimbus cloud, rain cloud
2. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
(synonym) aura, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole
(hypernym) light, lightness

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Aureola
An aureola or aureole (diminutive of Latin aurea, "golden") is the radiance of luminous cloud which, in paintings of sacred personages, surrounds the whole figure. In the earliest periods of Christian art it was confined to the figures of the persons of the Christian Godhead, but it was afterwards extended to the Virgin Mary and to several of the saints.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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