halo
noun
/ˈheɪloʊ/
,
/ˈheɪləʊ/
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- Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
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halo
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- 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.
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halo,
aureola
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- The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
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halo,
aureola,
gloria,
nimb
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- (religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
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aureola,
gloria,
nimb,
nimbus
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