Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In decorative art, a space opening, panel, or the like, of an oval shape; also, a work of art filling such a space, as a bas-relief, or the like.
- n. Eccles., the vesica piscis.
Examples
“The mandorla is an oval frame enclosing an important figure.”
“Within the mandorla was a youth about fifteen years of age in the guise of an angel, girt round the middle with an iron, and secured by a bolt to the foot of the mandorla in a manner that he could not fall; and to the end that he might be able to kneel, the said iron was divided into three parts, whereof one part entered readily into another as he knelt.”
“The lowest band, with the flattened Gothic canopies over Beuronese angels (abruptly terminated at the center), lacks the strength to support all this superstructure, while the empty mandorla at the center of the register puzzles me.”
“The usual background—that background music I was talking about that surrounds us like a great, full-body halo, a mandorla into which we extend ourselves—disappears.”
“The original ornaments show in the middle of the back the Majestas Domini: in a square Christ in the mandorla, surrounded by the symbols of the four Evangelists, the letters Alpha and Omega, and slightly above Him, sol and luna.”
Catholic Bamberg: The Vestments of Pope Clement II and Other Treasures from the Diocesan Museum
“It shows the history of salvation through the Old and New Covenant in 40 medallions, in the centre again Christ in the mandorla:”
Catholic Bamberg: The Vestments of Pope Clement II and Other Treasures from the Diocesan Museum
“And notice that the base of the violin is also the product of those two overlapping circles that create the mandorla shape with which we began this demonstration.”
The Huffington Post: Prince Charles Explores 'Mysterious Unity' Of The Universe In New Book
“An inspired composition, this shows a figure elevated in its mandorla of flame rising above the landscape it touches.”
“In the end, all of these background elements become part of the extraordinary sky that seems to radiate out from the bather's body, like the mandorla, or full-body halo, that radiates out from a bodhisattva, a Mexican madonna, or a Blake angel.”
“One bland, doll-like Madonna (by Sánchez Cotán, the fruit-and-vegetable man) is prettily framed by a yellow full-body halo, or mandorla, which a discreet wall label likens to the birth canal.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘mandorla’.
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phrontistery - m
from phrontistery.info
malm, marc, marl, maya, mazy, meet, mel, mew, mewling, mho, miasma, micaceous and 898 more...
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250 Further Spelling Words
Another compilation of spelling words suitable for intermediate to advanced spellers.
venturi, aesir, affenpinscher, rottweiler, amanuensis, balletomane, hansard, sangfroid, yukata, capriccio, cuisse, heriot and 237 more...
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Postscripture ✞
Terms associated with the Christianity, The Bible, etc. I have a related, but more narrow list called Imbible Code.
A related list is Words Associated With Jesus.apostole, pharaoh, sodom, babel, sabbath, baptize, cherub, elohim, lapsarian, crucifixion, nephilim, hosanna and 195 more...
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Logolepsy
"Luciferous Logolepsy is a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words. Though the definition of an 'English' word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, deriv...
Anschauung, Areopagus, Argus, Briarean, Dei gratia, Dei judicium, Deo volente, Duecento, Foehn, Geflugelte Worte, Gegenschein, Hakenkreuz and 9230 more...
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wanderstar's Words
superlative, mulish, mumps, catatonic, aquiline, clandestine, phantasmagoria, chryselephantine, microfiche, mutineer, reprobate, ruthless and 312 more...
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NihonGoose's Words
colander, doily, nacre, mandible, carapace, glutinous, penumbral, skein, mollify, colloquial, sanguine, chagrin and 118 more...
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callipygian's Words
visceral, ephemeral, juxtaposition, dichotomy, polyandry, inconceivable, allegorical, archetype, mandorla, atrophy, fie, gedankenexperiment and 114 more...
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Words from my literary wanderings
kilkenny cat, vivisepulture, litotes, aa, cataphoric, passe-partout, mandorla, deja entendu, cecity, horrent, horrent, cunctation and 2 more...
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embellish
and embellishment and embellishing
trim, deck, dress, garnish, adorn, embroider, grace, decorate, aggrandize, dramatize, dramatise, pad and 64 more...
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Object Lesson
An A to Z of interesting object names.
Inspired by http://phrontistery.info.argyll, baetyl, crumenal, dwile, écuelle, fleam, graip, harpagon, ising, jimswinger, killock, lorgnette and 14 more...
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Glow On
Halos, arcs, and other glowy phenomena.
gegenschein, nightglow, dayglow, airglow, afterglow, icebow, moonbow, fogbow, rainbow, sundog, parhelion, anthelion and 35 more...
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nimble wimble
hole wholes AND/OR headlight or lighthead
wimble, nimble, aureole, glory, annulus, corona, haloing, surrounding, surrealround, anthelion, gloriole, sundog and 16 more...
Tweets
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whichbe A gloriole or glory when it surrounds the entire figure of God, Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint with a large oval of radiant light. Mandorla is the Italian word for almond. When it surrounds the head only, it is called a halo or nimbus. It indicates divinity or holiness. (From ArtLex) Jun 4, 2008