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Aureole

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Noun

1. aureole, corona

the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse

2. aura, aureole, gloriole, glory, halo, nimbus

an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aureole

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noun
1. 
(esp in paintings of Christian saints and the deity) a border of light or radiance enveloping the head or sometimes the whole of a figure represented as holy
2.  a less common word for halo
3.  another name for corona (sense 2)

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Aureole

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noun
1. 
a radiance encircling the head or body, as in religious paintings; halo; glory
2. 
the illuminated area around the sun, etc., as when seen in a mist or during an eclipse; sun's corona

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Aureole

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n.
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.

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