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Aureole   /ˈɑrioʊl/   Listen
Aureole

noun
1.
The outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse.  Synonym: corona.
2.
An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.  Synonyms: aura, gloriole, glory, halo, nimbus.






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"Aureole" Quotes from Famous Books



... loveliest and best is, Aureole-fashion round their head, They that looked in life but plainly, How they stir our spirits vainly When they come to us Alcestis- like returning from ...
— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson

... silver reel, with a monogram on one side, and a sapphire set in the handle for good luck; a book of flies, of all sizes and colours, with the correct names inscribed in gilt letters on each page. He surrounded his favourite sport with an aureole of elegance and beauty. And then he took Cornelia in September to the Upper ...
— Fisherman's Luck • Henry van Dyke

... said Charles. "She looks like an angel. Her short golden hair is like the glory they put around the saints and the Saviour, an aureole they ...
— A Little Girl in Old New York • Amanda Millie Douglas

... as good as his word. As soon as luncheon was over, he mounted his horse and rode away, humming a tune. Kate stood on the steps, with the pale November sunlight gilding the delicate rose-bloom cheeks, and making an aureole round the tinsel hair watching him out of sight. Eeny was clinging round her as usual, and Grace stopped to speak to her on her ...
— Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters - A Novel • May Agnes Fleming

... is an aureole of light which is seen to surround the Sun during a total eclipse. It is an impressive and beautiful phenomenon, and is only visible when the Sun is concealed behind the dark body of the Moon. Professor Young gives the following graphic description of the corona: 'From behind it [the Moon] ...
— The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' • Thomas Orchard


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