aureola

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My theory is that there is a human aureola.

From Time Magazine Archive

Vapours were rising from the ravine: the sun shone upon them, throwing a golden aureola about the opposite mountains, and all the wreathing mists that the wind whirled down the valley had elusive, opalescent effects.

From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Murfree, Mary Noailles

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

From her crown of beryl, from her heart of ruby, the rays shot forth, shone out her fear-inspiring aureola and streamed over the town and in the air, eclipsing the sun, which turned pale.

From Psyche by Couperus, Louis

Dendrœca aureola Closely allied to the wide-ranging     D. �stiva.

From Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by Wallace, Alfred Russel