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aureola

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɔːˈɹiː.ə.lə/
  • US: /ɔˈɹiː.ə.lə/
  • US, cot-caught-merger: /ɑˈɹiː.ə.lə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Radiance of luminous cloud that surrounds the figure in a painting of a sacred personage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An increment to the ordinary blessedness of heaven gained by virgins, martyrs, and doctors for their triumph respectively over the flesh, the world, and the devil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin aurea (“golden”) + -ola.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: орео́л (oreól) — luminous cloud
  • Catalan: aurèola — luminous cloud
  • Chinese Mandarin: 光環 /光环 (guānghuán) — luminous cloud
  • Chinese Mandarin: 光輪 /光轮 (guānglún) — luminous cloud
  • Czech: aureola — luminous cloud
  • Czech: nimbus — luminous cloud
  • Czech: svatozář — luminous cloud
  • French: auréole — luminous cloud
  • Galician: auréola — luminous cloud
  • German: Heiligenschein — luminous cloud
  • German: Strahlenkranz — luminous cloud
  • German: Glorie — luminous cloud
  • Italian: aureola — luminous cloud
  • Japanese: 円光 (enkō) — luminous cloud
  • Norwegian Bokmål: glorie — luminous cloud
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: glorie — luminous cloud
  • Polish: aureola — luminous cloud
  • Portuguese: auréola — luminous cloud
  • Russian: орео́л (oreól) — luminous cloud
  • Russian: нимб (nimb) — luminous cloud
  • Russian: а́ура (áura) — luminous cloud
  • Spanish: aureola — luminous cloud
  • Turkish: hale — luminous cloud