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nimbus - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'nimbus' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nimbus [ n.]
- 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.
- A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud.