aureola

Noun CEFR B1

ɔːˈɹiː.ə.lə

Definitions

Radiance of luminous cloud that surrounds the figure in a painting of a sacred personage.
An increment to the ordinary blessedness of heaven gained by virgins, martyrs, and doctors for their triumph respectively over the flesh, the world, and the devil.

Equivalents

Españolaureola

Françaisauréola auréole

DeutschGlorie Heiligenschein Strahlenkranz

12 more languages

Bosanskiaureola ауреола ореол

Catalàaurèola

Češtinaaureola svatozář

Hrvatskiaureola ауреола ореол

Italianoaureola

日本語円光圓光

Portuguêsaureola auréola

Русскийаура нимб ореол

Српскиaureola ауреола ореол

Türkçehale

Українськаореол

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

aureolæ Aureole aureole hat Aureoles aureolic acid aureolin

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