gloriole

glo·ri·ole  (glôr-l, glr-)

n.

See glory.

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[French, from Latin glriola, diminutive of glria, glory.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gloriole - an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint halo, nimbus, aura, aureole, glory lightness, light - the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"