au·re·ole 
(ôrē-ōl′) also au·re·o·la (ô-rēə-lə)
(ôrē-ōl′) also au·re·o·la (ô-rēə-lə)n.
1. A circular or oval light surrounding the head or body of a representation of a deity or holy person; a halo.
2. Astronomy See corona.
[Middle English, from Late Latin (corōna) aureola, golden (crown), feminine of Latin aureolus, golden, from aureus, from aurum, gold.]
aureole3rd-century Pakistani sculpture of the Bodhisattva Maitreya
- Indo-European root: mregh-u-
- Indo-European root: mā-
- Indo-European root: mā-
- Indo-European root: māk-
- Indo-European root: māter-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mūs-
- Indo-European root: nas-
- Indo-European root: ne
- Indo-European root: nebh-
- Indo-European root: ned-
- Indo-European root: nek-
- Indo-European root: nek-
- Indo-European root: nekw-t-
- Indo-European root: nem-
- Indo-European root: nepōt-
- Indo-European root: ner-
- Indo-European root: ner-
- Indo-European root: nes-
- Indo-European root: nes-
- Indo-European root: neu-
- Indo-European root: newn̥