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Examples of aureole
aureole
A multi-limbed Tibetan deity surrounded by an aureole of fire and smoke, 19th century.
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Aureole came second in 1953, and last year Carlton House managed third.
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Adjacent spots of blue and yellow, for instance, would create a joint aureole of green.
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Others view the country as bathed in a brilliant aureole of white light.
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Laurie makes Dolly a beautiful, radiant presence, her auburn hair a Pre-Raphaelite aureole.
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The complex aureole terrain is visible at the top of the frame.
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Aureole is at 135 West 42nd St. in the Bank of America Tower.
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The metamorphic grade of an aureole is measured by the peak metamorphic mineral which forms in the aureole.
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A contact aureole of 2.5 km thickness surrounds the batholith in the form of albiteepidotehornfels.
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- The outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
- Aura: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
- An aureola or aureole (diminutive of Latin aurea, "golden") is the radiance of luminous cloud which, in paintings of sacred personages, surrounds the whole figure. ...
- Corona; A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity; Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something
- A halo or "glory" enclosing the head or sometimes the whole body of a holy person.
- Zone of chaotic terrain surrounding large volcanos on Mars.
- An area surrounding an igneous intrusion where changes to the original rock have been caused by heat from intruding magma; synonymous with contact zone.
- A halo or celestial crown meant to indicate sanctity or holiness; a spiritual reward for those who have maintained their integrity and triumphed over worldly temptations.
- [dim of Latin aureus golden] Either a special spiritual radiance adorning the heads of saints and martyrs, or a golden halo surrounding the head or whole body of a holy man. ...
