au·re·ole (ôr  - l ) also au·re·o·la (ô-r -l)n. 1. A circle of light or radiance surrounding the head or body of a representation of a deity or holy person; a halo. 2. Astronomy See corona. [Middle English, from Late Latin (cor na) aureola, golden (crown), feminine of Latin aureolus, golden, from aureus, from aurum, gold.] |
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