variants or aureola
as in glory
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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Recent Examples of aureole Initially, scientists believed these features might be flows of salty water or brine, which remained liquid long enough to travel down the aureole. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025 Jacob knew from photographs the goblin face, the aureole of whitening hair. Lan Samantha Chang, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023 Like his crossed legs, Cannon’s head and upper torso are framed in flickering swipes of green, as if this is a depiction of a holy man surrounded by an incandescent aureole. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022 One image, Imogen, has the model’s head encircled with flora like an aureole composed of twiggy branches, foliage, and wildflowers. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2020 However, if the region was made up of ice, De Blasio says, then ice should be present around the western edge of the aureole. Nola Taylor Redd, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2020 In the strongest work, half of the 9-foot-tall aureole apparently has been blown away, black resin flapping in shards out the back. Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 14 June 2018
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Noun
  • See the structure in its glory and visit the accompany museum for more background on the building and its colonial roots.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Admittedly, those were the Project Runway glory years; most recently, in season 20, the finalists got just eight days to make eight looks.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of just the solar disk vanishing, the entire corona disappeared.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The corona is the Sun’s outermost atmosphere.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Volkswagen didn’t stand still during the Type 14’s heyday, and conjured an even more exclusive model in 1962—the Type 34—to wear VW’s halo.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Double-cleanse with Aprilskin cleansing balm, Eminence daily exfoliating cleanser, Thayer’s toner, Glow Recipe blackberry retinol, and Farmacy honey halo moisturizer.
    R29 Team, Refinery29, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Aureole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aureole. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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