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aureole (AHR ee ohl) (s) (noun), aureoles (pl)
1. A ring of light surrounding a figure or object; especially, in religious paintings: Linda’s hair is blond and so when she was standing in the sun the other day, her head looked like it was encircled by a shining aureole.
2. A circle of light surrounding the sun: The solar eclipse showed the sun with its luminous sphere, also called an aureole.
3. Etymology: from Late Latin aureola, "golden"; from Latin aurum, "gold".
A halo or an encircling illumination.
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