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Meaning of aureola | Babel Free

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

Čeština aureola svatozář

Deutsch Glorie Heiligenschein Strahlenkranz

Español aureola

Français auréole

Italiano aureola

日本語円光

Polski aureola

Português auréola

Русский аура нимб ореол

Türkçe hale

CEFR level

B1

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

See also

aureolæ Aureole aureole hat Aureoles aureolic acid aureolin