gloriole

American  

[glawr-ee-ohl, glohr-] / ˈglɔr iˌoʊl, ˈgloʊr- /

noun

1. a halo, nimbus, or aureole.

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gloriole British  

/ ˈɡlɔːrɪˌəʊl /

noun

1. another name for a halo nimbus nimbus

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Etymology

Origin of gloriole

1805–15; < Latin glōriola, equivalent to glōri ( a ) glory + -ola -ole ¹

Example Sentences

A great German historian, Gervinus, has said: "He was the greatest benefactor of Germany who removed the gloriole from the heads crowned by the grace of God."

From Napoleon's Campaign in Russia Anno 1812 by Rose, Achilles

There are two remarkable French words created by the Abb� de Saint Pierre, who passed his meritorious life in the contemplation of political morality and universal benevolence—bienfaisance and gloriole.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac

He invented gloriole as a contemptuous diminutive of glorie; to describe that vanity of some egotists, so proud of the small talents which they may have received from nature or from accident.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac

O'er my head no golden gloriole   Ever shall be proudly set For my knowledge of the oriole,   Eagle, ibis, or egrette.

From Tobogganing on Parnassus by Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce)

As a gloriole sign o' grace,   Goldilocks, ah fall and flow, On the blooming, childlike face,   Dimple, dimple, come and go.

From Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. by Ingelow, Jean