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aureole

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔːrɪˌəʊl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɔriˌoʊl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ôr′ē ōl′)

au•re•ole /ˈɔriˌoʊl/USA pronunciation also au•re•o•la/ɔˈriələ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -oles also -o•las.

a ring of light or color that circles something;
halo.

au•re•ole (ôr′ē ōl′),USA pronunciation n.

Fine Arta radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
any encircling ring of light or color; halo.
Astronomycorona (def. 3).
Geologya zone of altered country rock around an igneous intrusion.

Also, au•re•o•la (ô rē′ə lə, ə rē′-).USA pronunciation

Latin aureola (corona) golden (crown), equivalent. to aure(us) golden (see aureate) + -ola, feminine of -olus -ole¹
Middle English 1175–1225

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aureole /ˈɔːrɪˌəʊl/, aureola /ɔːˈriːələ/ n

(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
a less common word for halo
another name for corona

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French auréole, from Medieval Latin (corōna) aureola golden (crown), from Latin aureolus golden, from aurum gold

'aureole' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

corona - aureolin - Gloria - gloriole - glory

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