Definitions For Aureola
Noun
AUREOLA (plural s or aureolae) radiance, radiance of luminous cloud that surrounds the figure in a painting of a sacred personage.Usage notes
Distinct from the nimbus, which only covers the head. Not to be confused with areola.Translations
Bulgarian: орео́л, m Catalan: aurèola, f Chinese: : Mandarin: 光環, sc=Hani, 光环, tr=guānghuán, sc=Hani, 光輪, sc=Hani, 光轮, tr=guānglún, sc=Hani Czech: aureola, f, nimbus, m, svatozář, f French: auréole, f Galician: auréola, f German: Heiligenschein, m, Strahlenkranz, m, Glorie, f Interlingue: aureol Italian: aureola, f Japanese: 円光 (えんこう, enkō, sc=Jpan) Norwegian: : Bokmål: glorie, m : Nynorsk: glorie, m, f Polish: aureola, f Portuguese: auréola, f Russian: орео́л, m, нимб, m, а́ура, f Spanish: aureola, fAlternative forms
aureoleEtymology
From {{der, en, la, aurea, , golden}}.Is Aureola a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
9
The word Aureola is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Aureola in a Sentence
- The white marble sculpture of the saint in the throes of divine ecstasy is strikingly offset by a gilt aureole