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aureole

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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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“Aureole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aureole. Accessed 27 May. 2020.

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