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au·re·ole
I. \ˈȯrēˌōl\ noun
or au·re·o·la \ȯˈrēələ, əˈ-\
(plural aureoles \-ōlz\ ; or aureolas \-ələz\ ; or aureo·lae \-ˈrēə(ˌ)lē\)
Etymology: Middle English & Medieval Latin; Middle English aureole, auriole, from Old French auriole, from Medieval Latin aureola, from Latin, feminine of aureolus golden, from aureus golden
1. Roman Catholicism : a special heavenly reward marked by a special degree of glory and given to those (as martyrs) who have practiced heroic virtue
2. fine art : an indication of radiant light around the head (as a nimbus) or body (as a vesica piscis) of a sacred personage
3. : a quality, condition, or circumstance that surrounds and glorifies a given object : radiance
< the sweet aureole of youth >
4.
a. : the luminous area surrounding the sun or other bright light when seen through thin cloud, fog, or mist : corona, glory
b. : the inner portion of a corona : the whole of an incompletely developed corona
5. geology : a more or less ring-shaped contact zone surrounding a comparatively small igneous intrusion
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to surround with an aureole
< her head was aureoled with soft moonlight > |