gloriole

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gloriole
    n 1: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a
         saint [syn: {aura}, {aureole}, {halo}, {nimbus}, {glory},
         {gloriole}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gloriole \Glo"ri*ole\, n. [L. gloriola a small glory, dim. of
   gloria glory.]
   An aureole. [R.] --Msr. Browning.
   [1913 Webster]

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