aureola
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My theory is that there is a human aureola.
From Time Magazine Archive
His face wore a look of triumph, and was surrounded by an aureola which dazzled Rosanette.
From Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man by Flaubert, Gustave
It was her splendour and her aureola which appeared in the air.
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
This glory was called nimbus, or aureola, and is defined by Servius to be "the luminous fluid which encircles the heads of the gods."
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
