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aureole

Syllabification: (au·re·ole)

Pronunciation: /ˈôrēˌōl/

(also aureola /ôˈrēələ/)

Definition of aureole

noun

a circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy.
another term for corona¹ (sense 1).
another term for areola.
Geology the zone of metamorphosed rock surrounding an igneous intrusion.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French aureole, from Latin aureola (corona) 'golden (crown)', feminine of aureolus (diminutive of aureus, from aurum 'gold')