About The Word Nimbus
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Nimbus
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What's The Definition Of Nimbus?
[n] an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
[n] a dark gray cloud bearing rain Synonyms | Synonyms for Nimbus: aura | aureole | gloriole | glory | halo | nimbus cloud | rain cloud Related Terms | Find terms related to Nimbus: alto-cumulus | alto-stratus | anthelion | antisun | anvil cloud | aura | aureole | banner cloud | billowy cloud | blaze of glory | brilliance | brilliancy | cap cloud | charisma | circle | cirro-cumulus | cirro-fillum | cirro-nebula | cirro-stratus | cirro-velum | cirrus | cirrus cloud | cirrus haze | cirrus stripe | cloud | cloud band | cloud bank | cloud drift | cloud mass | cloud street | Cloudcuckooland | cloudland | cloudling | cloudscape | cocktail | corona | cottony cloud | countersun | cumulo-cirro-stratus | cumulo-cirrus | cumulo-nimbus | cumulo-stratus | cumulus | cumulus cloud | curl cloud | envelope | fleecy cloud | fractocumulus | glamour | glory | halo | high fog | illustriousness | lunar corona | lunar halo | luster | mackerel sky | magic | mammatocumulus | mock moon | mock sun | moon dog | mushroom cloud | mystique | nimbus cloud | numinousness | paraselene | parhelic circle | parhelion | radiance | rain cloud | rainbow | resplendence | resplendency | ring | scud | snail cloud | solar corona | solar halo | splendor | squall cloud | storm cloud | strato-cumulus | stratus | stratus cloud | sun dog | thundercloud | thunderhead | water carrier | woolpack See Also | aureole | cloud | corona | light | lightness Nimbus In Webster's Dictionary \Nim"bus\, n.; pl. L. {Nimbi}, E. {Nimbuses}. [L., a rain
storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods
when they appeared on earth.]
1. (Fine Arts) 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.
Note: ``The nimbus is of pagan origin.'' ``As an atribute of
power, the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads
of evil spirits.'' --Fairholl.
2. (Meteor.) A rain cloud; one of the four principal
varieties of clouds. See {Cloud}.
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