meaning of nimbus
1. A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc. ; a halo. See Aureola, and Glory, n. , 5.
2. A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud.
3. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
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nimbus | nimbus cloud | nimbuses |
