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

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

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

The child replied by a slight motion of the head; and the aureola trembled like sunlight on the water.

From Fairy Book by May, Sophie