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1. (noun) aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint

2. (noun) ring, halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor ring
a toroidal shape
"a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"

3. (noun) halo
a circle of light around the sun or moon

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1. (noun) Halo
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

2. (noun) Halo
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

3. (noun) Halo
an ideal glory investing, or affecting one's perception of, an object

4. (noun) Halo
a colored circle around a nipple; an areola

5. Halo
to form, or surround with, a halo; to encircle with, or as with, a halo

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