About The Word Halo
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Halo
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What's The Definition Of Halo?
[n] an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
[n] a circle of light around the sun or moon [n] a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" Synonyms | Synonyms for Halo: anchor ring | annulus | anulus | aura | aureole | doughnut | gloriole | glory | nimbus | ring Related Terms | Find terms related to Halo: annular muscle | annulation | annulus | anthelion | antisun | areola | aura | aureola | aureole | blaze of glory | brilliance | brilliancy | chaplet | charisma | circle | circuit | circumference | circus | closed circle | corona | coronet | countersun | crown | cycle | diadem | disc | discus | disk | envelope | eternal return | fairy ring | garland | glamour | glory | illustriousness | lasso | logical circle | loop | looplet | lunar corona | lunar halo | luster | magic | magic circle | mock moon | mock sun | moon dog | mystique | nimbus | noose | numinousness | O | orbit | paraselene | parhelic circle | parhelion | radiance | radius | rainbow | resplendence | resplendency | ring | rondelle | round | roundel | saucer | solar corona | solar halo | sphincter | splendor | sun dog | vesica | vicious circle | wheel | wreath See Also | atmospheric phenomenon | fairy circle | fairy ring | light | lightness | parhelic circle | parhelic ring | solar halo | toroid Halo In Webster's Dictionary \Ha"lo\, n.; pl. {Halos}(?). [L. halos, acc. halo, Gr. ? a
thrashing floor, also (from its round shape) the disk of the
sun or moon, and later a halo round it; cf. Gr. ? to enfold,
? to roll round, L. volvere, and E. voluble.]
1. A luminous circle, usually prismatically colored, round
the sun or moon, and supposed to be caused by the
refraction of light through crystals of ice in the
atmosphere. Connected with halos there are often white
bands, crosses, or arches, resulting from the same
atmospheric conditions.
2. A circle of light; especially, the bright ring represented
in painting as surrounding the heads of saints and other
holy persons; a glory; a nimbus.
3. An ideal glory investing, or affecting one's perception
of, an object.
4. A colored circle around a nipple; an areola.
\Ha"lo\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Haloed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Haloing}.] To form, or surround with, a halo; to encircle with, or as with, a halo. The fire That haloed round his saintly brow. --Sothey. |
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