aureole of holiness

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• aureole — (also aureola) ► NOUN 1) (in paintings) a radiant circle surrounding a person to represent holiness. 2) a circle of light around the sun or moon. ORIGIN from Latin aureola corona golden crown …   English terms dictionary

• aureole — [ ɔ:rɪəʊl] (also aureola ɔ: rɪələ) noun 1》 (in paintings) a radiant circle surrounding a person s head or body as a way of representing holiness. 2》 a corona around the sun or moon. 3》 Geology the zone of metamorphosed rock surrounding an igneous …   English new terms dictionary

• Nimbus — • In art and archaeology signifies a shining light implying great dignity. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nimbus     Nimbus     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Halo (religious iconography) — For other uses, see Halo (disambiguation). Jesus and nine of the Twelve Apostles depicted with Floating disk haloes in perspective (detail from The Tribute Money, illustrating Matthew 17:24 27, by Masaccio …   Wikipedia

• Aureola — This article is about an artistic cloud motif. For the breast tissue, see areola. Aureoles redirects here. For the Mexican politician, see Silvano Aureoles Conejo. 17th century Central Tibetan thanka of …   Wikipedia

• St. Louis of Toulouse —     St. Louis of Toulouse     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Louis of Toulouse     Bishop of Toulouse, generally represented vested in pontifical garments and holding a book and a crosier, b. at Brignoles, Provence, Feb., 1274; d. there, 19 Aug.,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• glory — Synonyms and related words: Babylonian splendor, Beulah, Beulah Land, Heaven, Land of Beulah, O, Paradise, a better place, acclaim, accolade, adoration, adulation, annular muscle, annulus, anthelion, antisun, apotheosis, areola, aura, aureole,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• nimbus —    A halo a circle of radiant light around the heads of God, Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint. A type of aureole, gloriole, or glory. It indicates divinity or holiness, though originally it was placed around the heads of kings and gods as a… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• halo — n 1. nimbus, aureole, aureola, gloriole, crown, light, crown or ring of light; Both Fine Arts. vesica piscis, mandorla; corona, luminous cloud, Astron. chromosphere, Astron. coma, Biol. areola, Photography. halation; ring, band, circle, disk, O,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• PRESENCE, DIVINE — The notion of the Divine Presence is expressed in the Bible in two different senses: (1) in the corporeal sense, i.e., the actual dwelling (shakhan, שָׁכַן) of God in His abode; (2) in the abstract sense, i.e., symbolic representation by means of …   Encyclopedia of Judaism