aureola

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My theory is that there is a human aureola.

From Time Magazine Archive

The balloon threw large shadows on this heap of clouds, and was surrounded as by an aureola.

From A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories by Verne, Jules

The seat was a sort of alcove, almost a nest; it was at the same time a glory round them; the tender aureola of love passing into a cloud.

From Toilers of the Sea by Hugo, Victor

The royal castle shone with a strange lustre; a sun seemed to send forth a halo; an ominous aureola appeared in the distance.

From Psyche by Couperus, Louis

She floated into the sunny breakfast-room in an aureola of white lace, with Janet beside her, and followed by Inness and Baker.

From Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu by Woolson, Constance Fenimore