Definition
A halo of light or radiance around someone or something, especially in religious art; an aura or luminous circle.
Etymology
From French 'auréole,' which comes from Latin 'aureola' (golden). It entered English in the 16th century via French religious and artistic terminology.
Kelly Says
The French 'aureole' inspired the English word, which is why it looks so fancy—French borrowed from Latin and passed on the elegance to English!
Translations
ARالعربية
أوريول
aw-ree-ool
CACatalà
aureoles
aw-reh-ol-es
CSČeština
aureola
aw-reh-oh-leh
DADansk
aureoler
aw-reh-o-ler
DEDeutsch
Aureole
aw-reh-oh-leh
ESEspañol
aureola
aw-reh-oh-lah
FAفارسی
aureole
aw-reh-oh-leh
FISuomi
aureola
aw-reh-oh-leh
FRFrançais
auréole
aw-reh-ohl
HAHA
aureola
aw-reh-oh-lah
HUMagyar
auréola
aw-reh-oh-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
aureola
aw-reh-oh-lah
IGIG
aureola
aw-reh-oh-lah
ITItaliano
aureola
aw-reh-oh-leh
JA日本語
aureole
aw-reh-oh-leh
MSBahasa Melayu
aureola
aw-reh-oh-lah
MYမြန်မာ
အောရိုလ
a-yo-ro-la
NLNederlands
aureole
aw-reh-oh-leh
NONorsk
aureoler
aw-reh-o-ler
PLPolski
aureola
aw-reh-oh-leh
PTPortuguês
aureola
aw-reh-oh-lah
RORomână
aureole
aw-reh-oh-leh
SVSvenska
aureoler
aw-reh-o-ler
SWKiswahili
aureola
aw-reh-oh-lah
THไทย
แสงอาทิตย์
saeng atit
TLTL
aureola
aw-reh-oh-lah
TRTürkçe
aureola
aw-reh-oh-lah
VITiếng Việt
ánh hào
ánh hào
YOYO
aureola
aw-reh-oh-lah
ZUZU
aureola
aw-reh-oh-lah