aureole

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

halo

aureola

nimbus

aura

gloriole

glory

corona

corolla

ciliary body

halation

canopy

baldachin

Translations

auréole

aureola

aureola

aurèola

aureool

auréola

Heiligenschein

nimbus

stralenkrans

Aureole

Strahlenkranz

raggiera

Korona

هالة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔː.ɹiː.əʊl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: aureole

In summary

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