aura

1 a special quality or impression associated with something <the monastery perched high on a mountaintop had an aura of unreality and mystery about it> Synonyms air, ambience (or ambiance), aroma, atmosphere, climate, flavor, halo, karma, mood, nimbus, note, odor, patina, smell, temper, vibration(s) Related Words aureole (or aureola), mystique, romance; genius loci; feel, feeling, sensation, sense, spirit; attribute, character, characteristic, image, mark, notion, peculiarity, picture, property, trait; color, illusion, overtone, semblance, suggestion, tone

2 a spiritual force that is held to emanate from or give animation to living beings <alternative medical treatments that rely on the practitioner's ability to detect a patient's aura> Synonyms energy, chi (or ch'i also qi), ki, vibe(s), vibration(s)Related Words inner light, light, nature, orgone, soul, spirit; élan vital, life, lifeblood, Shakti (also Sakti), world soul; karma, mana