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| ha·lo [ háylō ] |
noun (plural ha·loes or ha·los) |
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1. circle of light around saint's head: a ring or circle of light around the head of a saint in a religious painting
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2. imagined aura of glory: an aura of glory imagined to surround somebody or something famous or revered
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3. something resembling ring of light: something that resembles or suggests a ring of light
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4. light circle around Moon or Sun: a circle of light around the Moon or Sun, caused by light refracting from ice crystals in the atmosphere
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5. body of stars: a thinly populated spherical region of stars and other luminous objects surrounding a galaxy
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transitive verb (past and past participle ha·loed, present participle ha·lo·ing, 3rd person present singular ha·los) |
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surround somebody or something with halo: to surround somebody or something with a halo
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| [Mid-16th century. Via medieval Latin< Greek halos "disk around the Sun or Moon"] |
