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1
a special quality or impression associated with something
- fans are inevitably disappointed when the nimbus of glamour about their favorite celebrity turns out to be an illusion
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2
an artistic rendering of radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage
- the nimbi for the sculpted figures around the exterior of the church are simple disks about the saints' heads
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The first known use of nimbus was in 1606
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