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Definition of Aureole
1. Noun. The outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse.
Group relationships: Nimbus, Nimbus Cloud, Rain Cloud
Generic synonyms: Glow, Glowing, Radiance
2. Noun. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.
Definition of Aureole
1. Noun. (astronomy) Corona. ¹
2. Noun. A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity. ¹
3. Noun. (context: by extension) Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aureole
1. to surround with a halo [v -OLED, -OLING, -OLES]
Medical Definition of Aureole
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1. A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins, martyrs, preachers, etc) who have overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil.
2. The circle of rays, or halo of light, with which painters surround the figure and represent the glory of Christ, saints, and others held in special reverence.
Limited to the head, it is strictly termed a nimbus; when it envelops the whole body, an aureola.
3. A halo, actual or figurative. "The glorious aureole of light seen around the sun during total eclipses." (Proctor) "The aureole of young womanhood." (O. W. Holmes)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Aureole
Literary usage of Aureole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Electricity in the Service of Man: A Popular and Practical Treatise on the by Alfred Urbanitzky, Richard Wormell (1886)
"The experiment by Perrot shows that spark and aureole are two entirely different
discharges. ... The colour of the aureole is determined by the medium, ..."
2. Christian Iconography: Or, The History of Christian Art in the Middle Ages by Adolphe Napoléon Didron (1851)
"The word aureole is derived from the Latin aureola, the diminutive of aura, a
breeze, zephyr, breath ; aura also means day and light, because the rising ..."
3. Meteorology, Weather, and Methods of Forecasting, Description of by Thomas Russell (1895)
"aureole.—The ring of white light about 12 degrees wide with the outside border
of a ruddy tint, sometimes seen around the sun or moon, is called an "aureole ..."
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