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GLORIOLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gloriole mean?
• GLORIOLE (noun)
The noun GLORIOLE has 1 sense:
1. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
Familiarity information: GLORIOLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
aura; aureole; gloriole; glory; halo; nimbus
Hypernyms ("gloriole" is a kind of...):
light; lightness (the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures)
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