nimbusn.

Brit.

/ˈnɪmbəs/, U.S.

/ˈnɪmbəs/

Inflections: Plural nimbi Brit.

/ˈnɪmbʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈnɪmˌbaɪ/, nimbuses.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nimbus.

Etymology: < classical Latin nimbus cloud, downpour, shower, bright cloud or splendour surrounding a god, in post-classical Latin also saint's halo (a636 in Isidore), perhaps related to nebula nebula n.

a. A bright or luminous cloud or cloud-like formation supposedly enveloping or surrounding a deity or supernatural being.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > representation of god(s) > halo or nimbus

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1606 B. Jonson Hymenaei 660 In nature of those Nimbi, wherein..the Gods are fain'd to descend.

1845 Amer. Whig Rev. Nov. 473 Pan at her presence felt his nimbus turn Fire-red, like clouds around the sinking sun.

1874 H. R. Reynolds John the Baptist viii. 490 The manhood was lost in the nimbus of celestial glory.

1977 J. I. M. Stewart Madonna of Astrolabe viii. 120 The dust, caught in a shaft of sunlight, floated around him like a nimbus.

1991 Esquire Jan. 56/1 From far away she looks like a sprite stuck in a nimbus, a punk angel,..a waif, a defrocked nun, or maybe a planetary alien.

b. A halo surrounding the head of Jesus, a saint, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > saint > [noun] > celestial crown of

aureolec1220

aureola1483

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Gloria1784

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gloriole1844

nimb1849

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [noun] > religious painting > picture by subject > aureole

aureola1728

nimbus1728

Gloria1784

aureole1848

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Nimbis The Nimbis [read Nimbus] is seen on the Medals of Maurice, Phocas, and others, even of the upper Empire.

1843–5 J. O. Westwood Palæogr. Sacra at Greek Gospels 2 A medallion of the bust of Christ, invested with the cruciferous nimbus and cross.

1854 F. W. Fairholt Dict. Terms Art 58/1 As an attached attribute of power, the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads of evil spirits.

1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. vii. 225 At Venice, one only knows a fisherman by his net, and a saint by his nimbus.

1906 W. de la Mare Poems 45 The golden nimbus of the windowed saint.

1988 Christie's (Amsterdam) Sale Catal.: Saturday Sales 25 June 14/2 Madonna holding her child in full length, both with nimbus.

c. In extended use: something reminiscent of a cloud or halo that surrounds or is associated with a person or thing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > gas > air > [noun] > specific air > investing a person or thing

nimbus1834

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > [noun] > that which surrounds > like a halo

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aureole1842

aureola1871

1834 T. Keightley Tales ii. 32 The East.., imagination has always invested its front with a nimbus of splendour.

1863 M. E. Braddon J. Marchmont i A Nimbus of golden hair shone about his..forehead.

1864 G. A. Sala Quite Alone i There is the young lady herself, encompassed with a nimbus of petticoat.

1881 F. Hueffer Wagner 20 The romantic old castle surrounded by the nimbus of both history and romance.

1936 J. Buchan Island of Sleep xiv. 210 No sign of life except..a nimbus of screaming gulls over a dead porpoise.

1973 P. White Eye of Storm iii. 151 The light spun a nimbus out of the threads of dead-coloured hair.

1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 15 Sept. ii. 47 Screen-star-handsome Danny Sullivan is international auto racing's dashing leading man—bathed in a nimbus of glamour on and off the track.

a. A large grey rain cloud.No longer used in Meteorology as the name of a specific class of cloud.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [noun] > a cloud > nimbus

nimbus1803

1766 T. Ronayne Let. 22 Oct. in B. Franklin Papers (1969) XIII. 470 This..may account for the changes during the Passing of what seems one Cloud or Nimbus.]

1803 L. Howard in Philos. Mag. 16 107 The nimbus, although in itself one of the least beautiful clouds, is yet now and then superbly decorated with its attendant the rainbow.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxv. 247 A rainy southwester too..was now spreading with its black nimbus over the bay.

1887 R. Abercromby Weather iii. 111 Every kind of cloud from which rain falls is a nimbus, and there are practically two sorts—cumulo-nimbus..; and pure nimbus.

1897 Daily News 9 Nov. 6/6 The nimbus clouds of the snowstorms covered it.

1908 Rep. Internat. Meteorol. Conf. Innsbruck Sept. 1905 102 If Nimbus is entered on all occasions when rain is falling, we are not..noting the form of cloud, but are merely duplicating the entry of the fact that rain is falling.

1940 W. J. Humphreys Physics of Air (ed. 3) 295 The nimbostratus, formerly called nimbus, is any thick, extensive layer of formless cloud from which rain or snow is falling or seemingly on the point of falling.

1981 E. Jolley Newspaper Claremont St. (1987) xi. 82 Then there was nimbus, the rain-bearing cloud.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table in Atlantic Monthly Aug. 369/2 Ah! but what if the stormy nimbus of youthful passion has blown by?

1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice iii. i. 241 Their whole internal state will be under a nimbus of confusion.

1936 J. Buchan Island of Sheep xiv. 272 No sign of life except..a nimbus of screaming gulls over a dead porpoise.

1957 L. de Wohl Glorious Folly xx. 195 The ruse of all ruses, to create a nimbus, to make people believe in him blindly.

1989 Stud. Eng. Lit.: Eng. Number (Tokyo) 76 The nimbus of ambiguity is dispersed..but the murky mist hangs low over the last days of Hester Prynne.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nimbus
释义	nimbusn. Brit. /ˈnɪmbəs/, U.S. /ˈnɪmbəs/ Inflections: Plural nimbi Brit. /ˈnɪmbʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈnɪmˌbaɪ/, nimbuses. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nimbus. Etymology: < classical Latin nimbus cloud, downpour, shower, bright cloud or splendour surrounding a god, in post-classical Latin also saint's halo (a636 in Isidore), perhaps related to nebula nebula n. 1. a. A bright or luminous cloud or cloud-like formation supposedly enveloping or surrounding a deity or supernatural being. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > representation of god(s) > halo or nimbus hornbeam1582 nimbus1606 halo1646 nimbe1830 nimb1849 1606 B. Jonson Hymenaei 660 In nature of those Nimbi, wherein..the Gods are fain'd to descend. 1845 Amer. Whig Rev. Nov. 473 Pan at her presence felt his nimbus turn Fire-red, like clouds around the sinking sun. 1874 H. R. Reynolds John the Baptist viii. 490 The manhood was lost in the nimbus of celestial glory. 1977 J. I. M. Stewart Madonna of Astrolabe viii. 120 The dust, caught in a shaft of sunlight, floated around him like a nimbus. 1991 Esquire Jan. 56/1 From far away she looks like a sprite stuck in a nimbus, a punk angel,..a waif, a defrocked nun, or maybe a planetary alien. b. A halo surrounding the head of Jesus, a saint, etc. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > saint > [noun] > celestial crown of aureolec1220 aureola1483 glory1646 halo1646 nimbus1728 Gloria1784 nimbe1830 gloriole1844 nimb1849 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [noun] > religious painting > picture by subject > aureole aureola1728 nimbus1728 Gloria1784 aureole1848 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Nimbis The Nimbis [read Nimbus] is seen on the Medals of Maurice, Phocas, and others, even of the upper Empire. 1843–5 J. O. Westwood Palæogr. Sacra at Greek Gospels 2 A medallion of the bust of Christ, invested with the cruciferous nimbus and cross. 1854 F. W. Fairholt Dict. Terms Art 58/1 As an attached attribute of power, the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads of evil spirits. 1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. vii. 225 At Venice, one only knows a fisherman by his net, and a saint by his nimbus. 1906 W. de la Mare Poems 45 The golden nimbus of the windowed saint. 1988 Christie's (Amsterdam) Sale Catal.: Saturday Sales 25 June 14/2 Madonna holding her child in full length, both with nimbus. c. In extended use: something reminiscent of a cloud or halo that surrounds or is associated with a person or thing. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > [noun] > specific air > investing a person or thing nimbus1834 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > [noun] > that which surrounds > like a halo nimbus1834 aureole1842 aureola1871 1834 T. Keightley Tales ii. 32 The East.., imagination has always invested its front with a nimbus of splendour. 1863 M. E. Braddon J. Marchmont i A Nimbus of golden hair shone about his..forehead. 1864 G. A. Sala Quite Alone i There is the young lady herself, encompassed with a nimbus of petticoat. 1881 F. Hueffer Wagner 20 The romantic old castle surrounded by the nimbus of both history and romance. 1936 J. Buchan Island of Sleep xiv. 210 No sign of life except..a nimbus of screaming gulls over a dead porpoise. 1973 P. White Eye of Storm iii. 151 The light spun a nimbus out of the threads of dead-coloured hair. 1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 15 Sept. ii. 47 Screen-star-handsome Danny Sullivan is international auto racing's dashing leading man—bathed in a nimbus of glamour on and off the track. 2. a. A large grey rain cloud.No longer used in Meteorology as the name of a specific class of cloud. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [noun] > a cloud > nimbus nimbus1803 1766 T. Ronayne Let. 22 Oct. in B. Franklin Papers (1969) XIII. 470 This..may account for the changes during the Passing of what seems one Cloud or Nimbus.] 1803 L. Howard in Philos. Mag. 16 107 The nimbus, although in itself one of the least beautiful clouds, is yet now and then superbly decorated with its attendant the rainbow. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxv. 247 A rainy southwester too..was now spreading with its black nimbus over the bay. 1887 R. Abercromby Weather iii. 111 Every kind of cloud from which rain falls is a nimbus, and there are practically two sorts—cumulo-nimbus..; and pure nimbus. 1897 Daily News 9 Nov. 6/6 The nimbus clouds of the snowstorms covered it. 1908 Rep. Internat. Meteorol. Conf. Innsbruck Sept. 1905 102 If Nimbus is entered on all occasions when rain is falling, we are not..noting the form of cloud, but are merely duplicating the entry of the fact that rain is falling. 1940 W. J. Humphreys Physics of Air (ed. 3) 295 The nimbostratus, formerly called nimbus, is any thick, extensive layer of formless cloud from which rain or snow is falling or seemingly on the point of falling. 1981 E. Jolley Newspaper Claremont St. (1987) xi. 82 Then there was nimbus, the rain-bearing cloud. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table in Atlantic Monthly Aug. 369/2 Ah! but what if the stormy nimbus of youthful passion has blown by? 1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice iii. i. 241 Their whole internal state will be under a nimbus of confusion. 1936 J. Buchan Island of Sheep xiv. 272 No sign of life except..a nimbus of screaming gulls over a dead porpoise. 1957 L. de Wohl Glorious Folly xx. 195 The ruse of all ruses, to create a nimbus, to make people believe in him blindly. 1989 Stud. Eng. Lit.: Eng. Number (Tokyo) 76 The nimbus of ambiguity is dispersed..but the murky mist hangs low over the last days of Hester Prynne. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). nimbusv. Brit. /ˈnɪmbəs/, U.S. /ˈnɪmbəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: nimbus n. Etymology: < nimbus n. Now rare. transitive. To surround with a nimbus. Usually in passive. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > cloud or overcast [verb (transitive)] > envelop in cloud encloud1602 nimbus1852 sock1950 1852 Art Jrnl. 112 The Virgin..nimbused by a coronet of stars. 1898 A. Austin Lamia's Winter-quarters 55 Nimbused by sunlight or enwreathed in snow. 1983 Financial Times 8 Apr. 17/6 Queen Kelly—where her dotty hauteur and face nimbused in soft-focus began to be properly iconised. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1606v.1852
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