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noun
A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
A corona.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
A ring around an igneous intrusion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
Alternative form of aureola (“increment to blessedness”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
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verb
To surround with, or as if with, a halo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: aura, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole
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Broader terms: light, lightness
noun
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: corona
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Broader terms: radiance, glow, glowing
History
From Middle English aureole, from Old French aureole, from Medieval Latin aureola (corona) (“golden (crown)”). Doublet of oriole.
Across languages
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