"Aureole" is a word in ENGLISH
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.
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.
A halo, actual or figurative.
See Areola, 2.
I know not what quintessence of all this mixture, which, seizing my whole will, carried it to plunge and lose itself in his, and that having seized his whole will, brought it back with equal concurrence and appetite to plunge and lose itself in mine.
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