aureoles

variants or aureolae
Definition of aureolesnext
plural of aureole
as in glories
an artistic rendering of radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage the white marble sculpture of the saint in the throes of divine ecstasy is strikingly offset by a gilt aureole

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Noun
  • China’s past glories may be recast as part of an extended narrative of dominance, and America’s eight-decade reign may come to be regarded as a mere blip.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The showstopper was a two-and-a-half-pound horsehair crab, one of the glories of Hokkaido's coastal waters, presented whole and then steamed and shelled.
    Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Chinese lanterns hover above their heads like red halos.
    Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Hence, physicists have inferred that galaxies are embedded with vast haloes of dark matter that extend far beyond their haloes of stars.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Aureoles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aureoles. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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