Halo \Ha"lo\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Haloed (-l[=o]d); p.
pr. & vb. n. Haloing.]
To form, or surround with, a halo; to encircle with, or as
with, a halo.
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The fire
That haloed round his saintly brow. --Southey.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Halo \Ha"lo\ (h[=a]"l[-o]), n.; pl. Halos (-l[=o]z). [L.
halos, acc. halo, Gr. "a`lws a thrashing floor, also (from
its round shape) the disk of the sun or moon, and later a
halo round it; cf. Gr. e'ily`ein to enfold, 'ely`ein 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.
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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.
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3. An ideal glory investing, or affecting one's perception
of, an object.
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4. A colored circle around a nipple; an areola.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
halo
n 1: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a
saint [syn: aura, aureole, nimbus, glory, gloriole]
2: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo
of smoke" [syn: ring, annulus, anulus, doughnut, anchor
ring]
3: a circle of light around the sun or moon
[also: haloes (pl)]
WordNet (r) 2.0
75 Moby Thesaurus words for "halo":
O, 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, 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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
HALO, n. Properly, a luminous ring encircling an astronomical body,
but not infrequently confounded with "aureola," or "nimbus," a
somewhat similar phenomenon worn as a head-dress by divinities and
saints. The halo is a purely optical illusion, produced by moisture
in the air, in the manner of a rainbow; but the aureola is conferred
as a sign of superior sanctity, in the same way as a bishop's mitre,
or the Pope's tiara. In the painting of the Nativity, by Szedgkin, a
pious artist of Pesth, not only do the Virgin and the Child wear the
nimbus, but an ass nibbling hay from the sacred manger is similarly
decorated and, to his lasting honor be it said, appears to bear his
unaccustomed dignity with a truly saintly grace.
THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)
Halo, KY
Zip code(s): 41633
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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