aureole

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint.
2. (broadly) Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something.
3. A corona.
4. A ring around an igneous intrusion.
5. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of aureola (“increment to blessedness”).

Verb

To surround with, or as if with, a halo.

Concepts

auréole

aura

halo

Synonymes

halo

aureola

nimbus

aura

gloriole

glory

corona

corolla

ciliary body

halation

canopy

baldachin

Traductions

aureola

aureola

aurèola

Heiligenschein

aureool

auréola

stralenkrans

Aureole

raggiera

Strahlenkranz

nimbus

Korona

هالة

Strahlenkrone

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɔː.ɹiː.əʊl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: aureole

In summary

From Middle English aureole, from Old French aureole, from Medieval Latin aureola (corona) (“golden (crown)”). Doublet of oriole.