ha·lo (h  l )n. pl. ha·los or ha·loes 1. a. A circular band of colored light around a light source, as around the sun or moon, caused by the refraction and reflection of light by ice particles suspended in the intervening atmosphere. b. Something resembling this band. 2. A luminous ring or disk of light surrounding the heads or bodies of sacred figures, such as saints, in religious paintings; a nimbus. 3. The aura of majesty or glory surrounding a person or thing that is regarded with reverence, awe, or sentiment. tr.v. ha·loed, ha·lo·ing, ha·loes To encircle with or as if with a halo. [Medieval Latin hal , from accusative of Latin hals, from Greek, threshing floor, disk of or around the sun or moon.] |
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