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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GLORIOLE

Glo "ri *ole, n. Etym: [L. gloriola a small glory, dim. of gloria glory. ]

 

Defn: An aureole. [R.] Msr. Browning.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gloriole

gloriole |ˈglɔːrɪəʊl | noun literary a halo or aureole. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: French, from Latin gloriola, diminutive of gloria glory .

 

Oxford Dictionary

gloriole

gloriole |ˈglɔːrɪəʊl | noun literary a halo or aureole. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: French, from Latin gloriola, diminutive of gloria glory .

 

Duden Dictionary

Gloriole

Glo ri o le Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Glori o le |lateinisch gloriola Heiligen-, Glorienschein die Gestalt der Heiligen ist von einer Gloriole umgeben

 

French Dictionary

gloriole

gloriole n. f. nom féminin Vanité tirée de petites choses. : La gloriole des manchettes d ’un journal consacré aux vedettes. Prononciation Les o sont ouverts, [glɔrjɔl ]