"aureole" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɔː.ɹiː.əʊl/ [UK], /ˈɔɹ.i.oʊl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aureole.wav Forms: aureoles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English aureole, from Old French aureole, from Medieval Latin aureola (corona) (“golden (crown)”). Doublet of oriole. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aureole}} Middle English aureole, {{der|en|fro|aureole|}} Old French aureole, {{der|en|ML.|aureola|}} Medieval Latin aureola, {{m-g|golden (crown)}} “golden (crown)”, {{dbt|en|oriole}} Doublet of oriole Head templates: {{en-noun}} aureole (plural aureoles)
  1. A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint. Translations (circle of light or halo around the head of a deity): aurèola [feminine] (Catalan), 圓光 /圆光 (yuánguāng) (Chinese Mandarin), sädekehä (Finnish), auréole [feminine] (French), Heiligenschein [masculine] (German), Aureole [feminine] (German), 後光 (gokō) (alt: ごこう) (Japanese), 후광 (hugwang) (Korean), wāhi pupango (english: zone around the nipple) (Maori), aureola [feminine] (Polish), nimb [neuter] (Romanian), aureolă [feminine] (Romanian), орео́л (oreól) [masculine] (Russian), нимб (nimb) [masculine] (Russian), ореол [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), нимбус [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), oreol [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), nimbus [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-aureole-en-noun-s7pi8VO~ Disambiguation of 'circle of light or halo around the head of a deity': 87 2 2 5 4
  2. (by extension) Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-aureole-en-noun-olXpS0yH
  3. (astronomy) A corona. Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-aureole-en-noun-R-7qtz9m Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  4. (geology) A ring around an igneous intrusion. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-aureole-en-noun-QFGY8T7s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 15 12 50 14 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 14 10 44 21 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 4 3 14 3 1 19 15 16 3 16 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 3 16 4 1 16 12 19 2 19 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 16 9 43 17 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 16 9 43 17 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 14 9 42 20 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 17 10 44 20 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 16 10 47 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 8 16 9 43 17 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 17 15 36 12 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 16 9 43 17 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 15 9 41 18 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 8 16 9 43 17 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 16 10 47 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 11 15 9 41 16 7 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  5. (theology) Alternative form of aureola (“increment to blessedness”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: aureola (extra: increment to blessedness) Categories (topical): Theology
    Sense id: en-aureole-en-noun-D3mKpMkc Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aureolate, aureoled, aureole hat, inaureole Related terms: aureolin, oriole

Verb

IPA: /ˈɔː.ɹiː.əʊl/ [UK], /ˈɔɹ.i.oʊl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aureole.wav Forms: aureoles [present, singular, third-person], aureoling [participle, present], aureoled [participle, past], aureoled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English aureole, from Old French aureole, from Medieval Latin aureola (corona) (“golden (crown)”). Doublet of oriole. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aureole}} Middle English aureole, {{der|en|fro|aureole|}} Old French aureole, {{der|en|ML.|aureola|}} Medieval Latin aureola, {{m-g|golden (crown)}} “golden (crown)”, {{dbt|en|oriole}} Doublet of oriole Head templates: {{en-verb}} aureole (third-person singular simple present aureoles, present participle aureoling, simple past and past participle aureoled)
  1. (transitive) To surround with, or as if with, a halo. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-aureole-en-verb-6mPXrt7n

Inflected forms

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          "text": "It was a lean Jewish face, with a great fuzzy aureole of white hair and a small goatee beard […]",
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          "text": "The dust of the road and his long, wiry hair made aureoles of red about him in the westering light […]",
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      "sense": "circle of light or halo around the head of a deity",
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      "sense": "circle of light or halo around the head of a deity",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
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      "word": "후광"
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      "code": "mi",
      "english": "zone around the nipple",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "circle of light or halo around the head of a deity",
      "word": "wāhi pupango"
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      "word": "aureola"
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