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Definition of Gloriole
1. Noun. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.
Definition of Gloriole
1. n. An aureole.
Definition of Gloriole
1. Noun. halo ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gloriole
1. a halo [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gloriole
Literary usage of Gloriole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"180. gloriole (glo'ri-61), n. [= F. gloriole, < L. ... Sappho, with that gloriole
Of ebon hair on calmed brows. ..."
2. A Second Series of Curiosities of Literature: Consisting of Researches in by Isaac Disraeli (1824)
"He invented gloriole as a contemptuous diminutive of gloire ; to describe that
vanity of some egotists, so proud of the small talents which they may have ..."
3. French Readings from Roman History by Charles Colbeck (1886)
"Cp. Ma gloriole d'auteur est satisfaite. 22. Tusculum, in Latium, ten miles
south-east of Rome, the birthplace of Cato Censor. 23. Catilina ; see pp. ..."
4. Convention by National Electric Light Association Convention, National Independent Meat Packers Association, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, University of Georgia Dept. of Food Science (1897)
"... no doubt these statistics are honestly, though ignoranti)-, compiled, deceiving
the taxpayer into the belief that their venture is a gloriole C The ..."
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