nimbus

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nimbus |ˈnimbəs|

noun ( pl. -bi |-ˌbī|or -buses )

1 a luminous cloud or a halo surrounding a supernatural being or a saint. • a light, aura, color, etc., that surrounds someone or something.

2 a large gray rain cloud : [as adj. ] nimbus clouds. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘cloud, aureole.’