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Aura   /ˈɔrə/   Listen
Aura

noun
(pl. aurae)
1.
A sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
2.
An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.  Synonyms: aureole, gloriole, glory, halo, nimbus.
3.
A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing.  Synonyms: air, atmosphere.  "The house had a neglected air" , "An atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters" , "The place had an aura of romance"



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"Aura" Quotes from Famous Books



... is that every particle of matter has its own aura or "atmosphere" in which are stored up the experiences of that particle. What is said of the particle applies also to the mass of any body, and in effect we get the aura of a room, of a house, of a town, of a city; and so successively until we come to that ...
— Second Sight - A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance • Sepharial
... Dolores watched the conflict from the concealment of the velvet hangings over the door; and her hands were clasped in ecstasy, her lips parted to the swift breathing that agitated her breast; in her blazing eyes her wicked soul lurked, sending out its evil aura to envelop the combatants and instil deeper hatred ...
— The Pirate Woman • Aylward Edward Dingle
... qui a porte malheur a tous ceux qu'il a servis![11] ... mauvaise recommandation pour un domestique.... Rassure-toi ... Charles aura lu cela ...
— Bataille De Dames • Eugene Scribe and Ernest Legouve
... baby was a girl. Taykin kept close to the pink velvet cradle, and when all the nice qualities in the world had been given to the Princess he suddenly said, 'Little Aura may be all that, but I say she shall be the ugliest princess in all ...
— The Magic World • Edith Nesbit
... L'engagiste aura le droit de ceder et transporter a qui bon lui semblera, sous le controle de l'Administration le present engagement de travail contracte a son profit. (N.B.—The owner ...
— Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 • Richard F. Burton


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