Halo word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "halo" word

[noun] an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
[noun] a circle of light around the sun or moon
[noun] a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"

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\Ha"lo\, n.; pl. {Halos}(?). [L. halos, acc. halo, Gr. ? a thrashing floor, also (from its round shape) the disk of the sun or moon, and later a halo round it; cf. Gr. ? to enfold, ? 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. 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. 3. An ideal glory investing, or affecting one's perception of, an object. 4. A colored circle around a nipple; an areola.
\Ha"lo\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Haloed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Haloing}.] To form, or surround with, a halo; to encircle with, or as with, a halo. The fire That haloed round his saintly brow. --Sothey.

Synonyms for halo

anchor ring, annulus, anulus, aura, aureole, doughnut, gloriole, glory, nimbus, ring

Related terms: areola, brilliance, brilliancy, circuit, closed circle, corona, countersun, discus, glamour, illustriousness, lasso, logical circle, looplet, mock sun, moon dog, O, parhelion, rainbow, saucer, sphincter, wheel, wreath

The fun area, different aproach to word »halo«

Let's analyse "halo" as pure text. This string has Four letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: OLAH. Average typing speed for these characters is 1135 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: halo: 1 + 6 = 7, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: halo: 8 + 1 + 3 + 6 = 18, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter

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