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, f

Alternative forms

aureole

Etymology

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

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