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aureola

/ɔˈɹiː.ə.lə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
au-re-o-la
IPA
/ɔˈɹiː.ə.lə/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Radiance of luminous cloud that surrounds the figure in a painting of a sacred personage.

noun

An increment to the ordinary blessedness of heaven gained by virgins, martyrs, and doctors for their triumph respectively over the flesh, the world, and the devil.

Etymology

From Latin aurea (“golden”) + -ola.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɔˈɹiː.ə.lə/
  • British English: /ɔːˈɹiː.ə.lə/

Inflected Forms

aureolas (plural) aureolae (plural) aureole (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce aureola?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɔˈɹiː.ə.lə/.
What does aureola mean?
Radiance of luminous cloud that surrounds the figure in a painting of a sacred personage.
Where does aureola come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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