aureole

Noun	1.	aureole - the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse corona nimbus, nimbus cloud, rain cloud - a dark gray cloud bearing rain glowing, radiance, glow - the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
	2.	aureole - an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint gloriole, halo, nimbus, aura, glory lightness, light - the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"

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