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aureole

UK
/ˈɔːrɪəʊl/
US
/ˈɔːriˌoʊl/

Translations

aureolenoun
aureoles
pl
UK
/ˈɔːrɪəʊl/
US
/ˈɔːriˌoʊl/
The saint was depicted with a golden aureole around his head.
Святой был изображен с золотым ореолом вокруг головы.
Synonyms
glory
nimbus
radiance
light
circle
ring
halo
aureoleverb
aureoled
Past Simple
aureoled
Past Participle
aureoling
Gerund
UK
/ˈɔː.ri.əʊl/
US
/ˈɔːr.i.oʊl/
Literary/transitive: to surround with a halo or radiance.
Synonyms
gird
border
wreathe
ring
surround
encircle
crown
halo
aureoleadjective
more aureole
Comp.
most aureole
Super.
Used attributively to describe something resembling or relating to an aureole.
Synonyms
glorious
gilded
radiant
nimbate
haloed
auric
aureate
aureoled

Definitions

aureolenoun
A circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially as depicted in art around the head or body of a holy figure.
The painting of the saint featured a golden aureole around her head, symbolizing her divine nature.
A radiance or halo-like effect seen around the sun or moon, often caused by atmospheric conditions.
As the sun set, an aureole appeared, casting a beautiful glow across the evening sky.
A zone of rock altered by contact metamorphism surrounding an igneous intrusion.
The granite pluton produced a wide aureole of hornfels in the surrounding sediments.
aureoleverb
To encircle or surround with a halo, glow, or radiance.
The peaks were aureoled by the first light of dawn.
aureoleadjective
Halo-like; relating to or resembling an aureole.
The photograph captured the mountain’s aureole glow against the twilight sky.
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