aureola

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My theory is that there is a human aureola.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

In the soffit of the arch, the head of Christ in a medallion, with rays issuing from behind the aureola.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander

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)

The arch encloses a medallion bust, the head of which is defaced, but which represented the Saviour, as is proved by the indication of a cross on the aureola.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander