Aureole vs Aureolae - What's the difference?
aureole | aureolae |
(astronomy) Corona.
A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint.
* 1915 , :
(by extension) Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something.
As nouns the difference between aureole and aureolae
is that aureole is corona while aureolae is plural of lang=en.aureole
English
Noun
(en noun)- They sat quietly, side by side, without speaking. Philip enjoyed having her near him. He was warmed by her radiant health. A glow of life seemed like an aureole to shine about her.
Derived terms
* aureolateReferences
* * * "aureole" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus (Wordsmyth, 2002) * "
aureole" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007) * * Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989) * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996) ----