🇬🇧 en nl 🇳🇱

halo noun

  /ˈheɪloʊ/ , /ˈheɪləʊ/
  • A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
 halo
  • The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
 halo, aura
  • Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
  • (religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
 aureool

halo verb

  /ˈheɪloʊ/ , /ˈheɪləʊ/
  • (transitive) To encircle with a halo.
 aureool, voorzien

halo- prefix

  /ˈhæləʊ/
  • sea, salt, salt water
 halo-

🇳🇱 nl en 🇬🇧

halo

nimbus

halo noun

  • (religie) stralenkrans die (het hoofd van) een heilige in afbeeldingen omgeeft
 farmyard
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