an artistic rendering of radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage
the white marble sculpture of the saint in the throes of divine ecstasy is strikingly offset by a gilt aureole
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Recent Examples of aureoleInitially, scientists believed these features might be flows of salty water or brine, which remained liquid long enough to travel down the aureole.—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025 Jacob knew from photographs the goblin face, the aureole of whitening hair.—Lan Samantha Chang, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023 Like his crossed legs, Cannon’s head and upper torso are framed in flickering swipes of green, as if this is a depiction of a holy man surrounded by an incandescent aureole.—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022 One image, Imogen, has the model’s head encircled with flora like an aureole composed of twiggy branches, foliage, and wildflowers.—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2020 However, if the region was made up of ice, De Blasio says, then ice should be present around the western edge of the aureole.—Nola Taylor Redd, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2020 In the strongest work, half of the 9-foot-tall aureole apparently has been blown away, black resin flapping in shards out the back.—Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 14 June 2018
China’s past glories may be recast as part of an extended narrative of dominance, and America’s eight-decade reign may come to be regarded as a mere blip.
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Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
And, increasingly, the monthly prices for those services are making the glory days of the pay TV bundle seem that much more appealing.
For decades, Chevrolet’s halo car has been the Corvette, which showcases innovations like dual-clutch transmission and magnetic selective-ride control, a feature that reads the road and adjusts shock absorbers.
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Jon McNeill,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
Cyrus herself has worn both hair colors many, many times in the past, oscillating from a bleach-blonde platinum crop in her Bangerz days to a Debbie Harry-esque halo to warm brunette.