aureole

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
noun an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint

From Middle English aureole, from Old French aureole, from Medieval Latin aureola (corona) (“golden (crown)”). Doublet of oriole.

They laid down the crown, and retained no aureole. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
His scarlet beak blazes within the aureole of his straw hat. — Ulysses, James Joyce
No time or chance for any maidenly hesitation or softening aureole of words. — Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

corona

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