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

A great German historian, Gervinus, has said: "He was the greatest benefactor of Germany who removed the gloriole from the heads crowned by the grace of God."

From Napoleon's Campaign in Russia Anno 1812 by Rose, Achilles

One served to explain the virtue most familiar to him—bienfaisance; and that irritable vanity which magnifies its ephemeral fame, the sage reduced to a mortifying diminutive—la gloriole!

From Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Disraeli, Isaac

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)

It is terribly cold to be for the future labouring only for the gloriole, after flattering oneself for a while that one was working for the public weal.’

From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Essay 3: Condorcet by Morley, John

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