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Nimbus
The Robert E. Howard Lexicon
© 2016 James LaFond
NOV/3/16
nim•bus
(nĭm′bəs)
n. pl. nim•bi (-bī′) or nim•bus•es
1. A cloudy radiance said to surround a classical deity when on earth.
2. A radiant light that appears usually in the form of a circle or halo about or over the head in the representation of a god, demigod, saint, or sacred person such as a king or an emperor.
3. A splendid atmosphere or aura, as of glamour, that surrounds a person or thing.
4. A rain cloud, especially a low dark layer of clouds such as a nimbostratus.
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[Latin, cloud; see nebh- in Indo-European roots.]
“A nimbus of fire played about his awesome head…”
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