aureole

About 0.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint.
2. noun Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something.
3. noun A corona.
4. noun A ring around an igneous intrusion.
5. noun Alternative form of aureola (“increment to blessedness”).
6. verb To surround with, or as if with, a halo.

Similar words

corona ring halo aureola mandorla nimb aion aura urna idolon

Often followed by

of is around and about in round that which

Word family

aureola aureolae aureolas aureoled aureoles aureoling