English Explanatory Dictionary

aureola

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Radiance of luminous cloud that surrounds the figure in a painting of a sacred personage.
  2. An increment to the ordinary blessedness of heaven gained by virgins, martyrs, and doctors for their triumph respectively over the flesh, the world, and the devil.

Pronunciation

/ɔːˈɹiː.ə.lə/ /ɔˈɹiː.ə.lə/ /ɑˈɹiː.ə.lə/

Word forms

aureola aureolas aureolae aureole

Etymology

From Latin aurea (“golden”) + -ola.

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