aureola

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noun

Radiance of luminous cloud that surrounds the figure in a painting of a sacred personage.

OriginLatin aurea →
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Meanings

nounaureola (plural aureolas or aureolae)

plural aureolas · plural aureolae · alternative aureole

  1. Radiance of luminous cloud that surrounds the figure in a painting of a sacred personage.
  2. lifestyleAn 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.

Origin

  1. Latinaurea“golden”
  2. Englishaureola

From Latin aurea (“golden”) + -ola.

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Translations

Bulgarian орео́л
  • орео́л (oreól)luminous cloud
Catalan aurèola
  • aurèolaluminous cloud
Chinese Mandarin 光環 /光环, 光輪 /光轮
  • 光環 /光环 (guānghuán)luminous cloud
  • 光輪 /光轮 (guānglún)luminous cloud
Czech aureola, nimbus
  • aureolaluminous cloud
  • nimbusluminous cloud
  • svatozářluminous cloud
Finnish pyhimyskehä
  • pyhimyskehäluminous cloud
French auréole
  • auréoleluminous cloud
German Heiligenschein, Strahlenkranz
  • Heiligenscheinluminous cloud
  • Strahlenkranzluminous cloud
  • Glorieluminous cloud
Italian aureola
  • aureolaluminous cloud
Japanese 円光
  • 円光 (enkō)luminous cloud
Norwegian Bokmål glorie
  • glorieluminous cloud
Polish aureola
  • aureolaluminous cloud
Portuguese auréola
  • auréolaluminous cloud
Russian орео́л, нимб
  • орео́л (oreól)luminous cloud
  • нимб (nimb)luminous cloud
  • а́ура (áura)luminous cloud
Spanish aureola
  • aureolaluminous cloud
Turkish hale
  • haleluminous cloud
Cite this entry
APA

aureola. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aureola

MLA

“aureola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aureola. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aureola,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aureola.

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