aureole

[ awr-ee-ohl ]

/ ˈɔr iˌoʊl /

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noun

a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.

any encircling ring of light or color; halo.

Astronomy. corona (def. 3).

Geology. a zone of altered country rock around an igneous intrusion.

Also au·re·o·la

[aw-ree-uh-luh, uh-ree-]. /ɔˈri ə lə, əˈri-/.

Origin of aureole

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English, from Latin aureola (corona) “golden (crown),” equivalent to aure(us) “golden” (see aureate) + -ola, feminine of -olus noun suffix (see -ole¹)

Words nearby aureole

aureate language, aurelia, Aurelian, Aurelius, aurene glass, aureole, aureolin, Aureomycin, aureus, au revoir, auri-

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Example sentences from the Web for aureole

Years ago, I recall your surrounding a certain young man with an aureole of idealism.
A Woman of the World|Ella Wheeler Wilcox
An aureole of something more than human, of something entirely spiritual, seemed to transfigure her loveliness.
The conquest of Rome|Matilde Serao
There is the charm of Evanescence, that which lends to supreme beauty and grace an aureole of Pathos.
The Raven|Edgar Allan Poe
The sun was streaming through the doorway, so that the slim, graceful figure and lovely face were set as in an aureole.
Nell, of Shorne Mills|Charles Garvice

"If she had an aureole round her head, I should take her for an angel," he thought to himself, and stood watching her.
Wife in Name Only|Charlotte M. Braeme (Bertha M. Clay)

British Dictionary definitions for aureole

aureole

aureola (ɔːˈriːələ)

/ (ˈɔːrɪˌəʊl) /

noun

(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 (def. 2)

Word Origin for aureole

C13: from Old French auréole, from Medieval Latin (corōna) aureola golden (crown), from Latin aureolus golden, from aurum gold

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for aureole

aureole

[ ôr′ē-ōl′ ]

A band of metamorphic rock surrounding a body of cooled magma. Aureoles form through the process of contact metamorphism. See more at contact metamorphism.

See corona.

单词	aureole
释义	aureole [ awr-ee-ohl ] / ˈɔr iˌoʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR aureole ON THESAURUS.COM noun a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage. any encircling ring of light or color; halo. Astronomy. corona (def. 3). Geology. a zone of altered country rock around an igneous intrusion. Also au·re·o·la [aw-ree-uh-luh, uh-ree-]. /ɔˈri ə lə, əˈri-/. Origin of aureole First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English, from Latin aureola (corona) “golden (crown),” equivalent to aure(us) “golden” (see aureate) + -ola, feminine of -olus noun suffix (see -ole¹) Words nearby aureole aureate language, aurelia, Aurelian, Aurelius, aurene glass, aureole, aureolin, Aureomycin, aureus, au revoir, auri- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aureole Years ago, I recall your surrounding a certain young man with an aureole of idealism. A Woman of the World\|Ella Wheeler Wilcox An aureole of something more than human, of something entirely spiritual, seemed to transfigure her loveliness. The conquest of Rome\|Matilde Serao There is the charm of Evanescence, that which lends to supreme beauty and grace an aureole of Pathos. The Raven\|Edgar Allan Poe The sun was streaming through the doorway, so that the slim, graceful figure and lovely face were set as in an aureole. Nell, of Shorne Mills\|Charles Garvice "If she had an aureole round her head, I should take her for an angel," he thought to himself, and stood watching her. Wife in Name Only\|Charlotte M. Braeme (Bertha M. Clay) British Dictionary definitions for aureole aureole aureola (ɔːˈriːələ) / (ˈɔːrɪˌəʊl) / noun (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 (def. 2) Word Origin for aureole C13: from Old French auréole, from Medieval Latin (corōna) aureola golden (crown), from Latin aureolus golden, from aurum gold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to aureole corona, halo Scientific definitions for aureole aureole [ ôr′ē-ōl′ ] A band of metamorphic rock surrounding a body of cooled magma. Aureoles form through the process of contact metamorphism. See more at contact metamorphism. See corona. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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aureole

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Example sentences from the Web for aureole

British Dictionary definitions for aureole

aureola (ɔːˈriːələ)

noun

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Words related to aureole

Scientific definitions for aureole