noun. In representations of the Deity, the Virgin Mary, saints, martyrs, etc., a radiance or luminous cloud emanating from and surrounding the whole figure.

noun. Anything resembling an aureola.

noun. In Roman Catholic theology, a higher reward added to the essential bliss of heaven as a recompense for a special spiritual victory gained by the person to whom it is attributed: as, the aureola of virgins, martyrs, doctors, etc.

noun. A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins, martyrs, preachers, etc.) who have overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil.

noun. The circle of rays, or halo of light, with which painters surround the figure and represent the glory of Christ, saints, and others held in special reverence.

noun. A halo, actual or figurative.

noun. See Areola, 2.

noun. the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible from earth during a solar eclipse, or in outer space by the use of special instruments; a corona{5}.

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

"  I draw quickly, the curves of her buttock and shoulder, a faint shading of aureola."

aureole  

Debbi  actinometer  aureole  brattle  cloudlet  

crown  halo  

areola