au·re·ole

(ôr′ē-ōl′) also au·re·o·la (ô-rē′ə-lə)

1. A circular or oval light 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 (corōna) aureola, golden (crown), feminine of Latin aureolus, golden, from aureus, from aurum, gold.]

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Heiligenschein

auréole

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Properly, a luminous ring encircling an astronomical body, but not infrequently confounded with "aureola," or "nimbus," a somewhat similar phenomenon worn as a head-dress by divinities and saints.

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