aureole
noun
a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
aureola
-
a variation of
aureole.
Example Sentences
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My theory is that there is a human aureola.
From Time Magazine Archive
These are the things that bind us to London, and which make the aureola of light that hangs over it at night time seem a crown of glory.
From My Unknown Chum by Charles Bullard Fairbanks
And she to whom I shall dedicate my heart shall be crowned by me with an aureola of glory, just as the rich of this world load their darlings with pearls and diamonds.
From Eyes Like the Sea by Mór Jókai
One beautiful fish rested quivering, pulsating, resplendent, poised apparently in mid air, while the rays from an electric light within were so refracted that they formed an aureola about the fish, seemingly transfiguring it.
From Fly Fishing in Wonderland by Klahowya
The arch encloses a medallion bust, the head of which is defaced, but which represented the Saviour, as is proved by the indication of a cross on the aureola.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Alexander Van Millingen
