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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Nim·bus n.; pl. L. Nimbi E. Nimbuses
 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 attribute of power, the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads of evil spirits.”
 2. Meteor. A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud.
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