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AUREOLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
Synonyms:
aura; aureole; gloriole; glory; halo; nimbus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("aureole" is a kind of...):
light; lightness (the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
Synonyms:
aureole; corona
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("aureole" is a kind of...):
glow; glowing; radiance (the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface)
Holonyms ("aureole" is a part of...):
nimbus; nimbus cloud; rain cloud (a dark grey cloud bearing rain)
