gloriole

American  

[glawr-ee-ohl, glohr-] / ˈglɔr iˌoʊl, ˈgloʊr- /

noun

1. a halo, nimbus, or aureole.

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gloriole British  

/ ˈɡlɔːrɪˌəʊl /

noun

1. another name for a halo nimbus nimbus

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Etymology

Origin of gloriole

1805–15; < Latin glōriola, equivalent to glōri ( a ) glory + -ola -ole ¹

Example Sentences

O'er my head no golden gloriole   Ever shall be proudly set For my knowledge of the oriole,   Eagle, ibis, or egrette.

From Tobogganing on Parnassus by Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce)

He invented gloriole as a contemptuous diminutive of glorie; to describe that vanity of some egotists, so proud of the small talents which they may have received from nature or from accident.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac

And Sappho, with that gloriole Of ebon hair on calmèd brows— O poet-woman! none forgoes The leap, attaining the repose.

From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett

I do not say this for my petite gloriole, but because it seems a part of my story to give the reader a measure of my juvenile ability.

From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Beste, Henry Digby

Low foreheads characterize the antique; but who can fancy 'violet-crowned, immortal Sappho,'      "'With that gloriole        Of ebon hair, on calmed brows,' other than I have drawn her!"

From Beulah by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)