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noun
A vesica piscis-shaped aureola that surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary, or represents God the Father (who is not traditionally depicted) in traditional Eastern Christian art.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Borrowed from Italian mandorla. Doublet of almond, amygdala, and amygdale.
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