aureola
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My theory is that there is a human aureola.
From Time Magazine Archive
As on the previous day, the sinking rays of the sun cast the gleam of their ruddy aureola upon the folds of Joan Darc's standard, planted by herself upon the battlements of the fortress.
From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Eug?ne Sue
The memory of my experience on Dover Street became the strength of my convictions, the illumined index of my purpose, the aureola of my happiness.
From The Promised Land by Mary Antin
It is enclosed in a cusped aureola formed of several coloured bands of green, violet, and rose.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by John William Bradley
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 Gustave Flaubert
