mandorla

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
    — In addition, the mandorla may be considered on a more primal level as an archetypically ritual shape that transcends conscious and intentional symbolism, thus falling under the category of the mandala.

词形变化

mandorlas plural

词源

Borrowed from Italian mandorla. Doublet of almond, amygdala, and amygdale.
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