1. A luminous cloud or a halo surrounding a supernatural being or a saint. 2. A light, color, etc., that surrounds someone or something. 3. A large gray rain cloud.
"The stained glass window depicted three saints surrounded by a round nimbus."
"Sarah reached for her umbrella as she saw the nimbus darken the skies overhead."
"The shadowy figure standing in front of the car was outlined by a nimbus."
"Nimbus" comes directly from Latin, meaning "cloud, aureole." ("Aureole" means "a circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy.")...
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