Crossword clues for aureole
aureole
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aureola \Au*re"o*la\, Aureole \Au"re*ole\, n. [F. aur['e]ole, fr. L. aureola, (fem adj.) of gold (sc. corona crown), dim. of aureus. See Aureate, Oriole.]
(R. C. Theol.) A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins, martyrs, preachers, etc.) who have overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil.
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The circle of rays, or halo of light, with which painters surround the figure and represent the glory of Christ, saints, and others held in special reverence.
Note: Limited to the head, it is strictly termed a nimbus; when it envelops the whole body, an aureola.
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A halo, actual or figurative.
The glorious aureole of light seen around the sun during total eclipses.
--Proctor.The aureole of young womanhood.
--O. W. Holmes. (Anat.) See Areola, 2.
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the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible from earth during a solar eclipse, or in outer space by the use of special instruments; a corona[5].
Syn: corona.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 13c., from Latin aureola (corona), fem. diminutive of aureus "golden" (see aureate). In medieval Christianity, the celestial crown worn by martyrs, virgins, etc., as victors over the flesh.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context astronomy English) corona. 2 A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint. 3 (context by extension English) Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Aureole (1950–1975) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who was owned by Queen Elizabeth II. In a career which lasted from August 1952 until July 1954 he ran fourteen times and won eleven races. As a three-year-old in 1953 he won the Lingfield Derby Trial before finishing second to Pinza in both the Epsom Derby and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. He reached his peak as a four-year-old in 1954 when he won his last four races: the Victor Wild Stakes at Kempton, the Coronation Cup at Epsom, the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot and Britain's most prestigious all-aged race, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. After retiring from racing he was sent to stud, where he became a successful sire of winners.
Usage examples of "aureole".
Peld seemed to have a lot of things on his mind other than the search for the lost Aureole Mine.
If we find the Aureole Mine, credit will go to Jackie more than to his father.
Compared to such a hunt, the search for the lost Aureole Mine was a mere trifle.
I staked everything on its success when I came to hunt for the Aureole Mine.
The Aureole Mine was still paying for itself up to the time when Georgia joined the Confederacy.
Mining quit, too, and the Aureole Mine was purposely buried for the duration of the war.
He might even be shrewd enough to claim that he had found the Aureole Mine on his own property.
One was to Morton Selwood, from Bob Beverly, telling the financier that the Aureole Mine was found and was as rich as anticipated.
Claude Althorn might claim that he had found the lost shaft of the Aureole, but in the opinion of Harry Vincent the real credit belonged to The Shadow!
The other men were busy studying the prospectus that Selwood had put together since the discovery of the lost Aureole Mine nearly a week before.
More important, however, were the assay reports, prepared by experts, stating that the loose ore found in the Aureole Mine was rich in gold.
The exhibits included specimens of gold dust from the Aureole and actual samples of the glittering ore.
Gold seemed to interest Cranston, and in his gaze Selwood detected approval of the exhibits from the Aureole Mine.
I should keep the Aureole Mine for myself, but I am ready to dispose of forty-nine percent of the stock at a thousand dollars a share.
I own property near the Aureole Mine, and am willing to sell it for much less than the price you ask.