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aureole

/ˈɔːrɪəʊl/

/ˈɔːriˌoʊl/

aureolenoun

aureoles

/ˈɔːrɪəʊl/

/ˈɔːriˌoʊl/

Translations

ореол

The saint was depicted with a golden aureole around his head.

Святой был изображен с золотым ореолом вокруг головы.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

aureoleverb

aureoled

Past Simple

aureoled

Past Participle

aureoling

Gerund

/ˈɔː.ri.əʊl/

/ˈɔːr.i.oʊl/

Literary/transitive: to surround with a halo or radiance.

Definitions

To encircle or surround with a halo, glow, or radiance.

The peaks were aureoled by the first light of dawn.

Synonyms

aureoleadjective

more aureole

Comp.

most aureole

Super.

Used attributively to describe something resembling or relating to an aureole.

Definitions

Halo-like; relating to or resembling an aureole.

The photograph captured the mountain’s aureole glow against the twilight sky.

Synonyms