aureole – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
aureole
n.
halo, aura, radiance
Aureola
An
aureola or
aureole (diminutive of
Latin aurea, "golden") is the radiance of luminous cloud which, in
paintings of sacred personages, surrounds the whole figure. In the earliest periods of
Christian art it was confined to the figures of the persons of the
Christian Godhead, but it was afterwards extended to the
Virgin Mary and to several of the
saints.
aureole
Noun
1. the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
(synonym) corona
(hypernym) radiance, glow, glowing
(part-holonym) nimbus, nimbus cloud, rain cloud
2. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
(synonym) aura, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole
(hypernym) light, lightness
Aureole (die)
nf.
aureole, halo, aura, radiance
auréole
nf.
halo, aureole; ring
auréoler
v.
radiate; have a halo
