Aureole

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A circle of light or radiance surrounding the head or body of a representation of a deity or holy person; a halo.
  • n. Astronomy See corona.
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  • n. Corona.
  • n. A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint
  • n. Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A luminous emanation or cloud surrounding a figure or an object; an aureola.
  • To surround or invest with an aureole.
  • n. The zone of contact-metamorphism about an intrusive igneous mass. It is equivalent to *contact-zone.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
  • n. the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    lightness    light    glowing    radiance    glow   
    Cross Reference
    auric acid   
    Form
    aureolate   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aureola    nimbus    halo   
     
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