aureole.
A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint.
Meaning & usage
A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint.
Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something.
A corona.
A ring around an igneous intrusion.
Alternative form of aureola (“increment to blessedness”).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English aureole, from Old French aureole, from Medieval Latin aureola (corona) (“golden (crown)”). Doublet of oriole.
To surround with, or as if with, a halo.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English aureole, from Old French aureole, from Medieval Latin aureola (corona) (“golden (crown)”). Doublet of oriole.
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