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==Origin==

==Origin==

[[Latin]] ''halos'', from [[Greek]] ''halōs'' threshing floor, disk, halo

[[Latin]] ''halos'', from [[Greek]] ''halōs'' threshing floor, disk, halo

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1603]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1603]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: a circle of [[light]] appearing to [[surround]] the [[sun]] or [[moon]] and resulting from [[refraction]] or [[reflection]] of [[light]] by ice particles in the [[atmosphere]]

*1: a circle of [[light]] appearing to [[surround]] the [[sun]] or [[moon]] and resulting from [[refraction]] or [[reflection]] of [[light]] by ice particles in the [[atmosphere]]

*2: something resembling a halo: as a : nimbus  

*2: something resembling a halo: as a : nimbus  

:b : a region of [[space]] surrounding a [[galaxy]] that is sparsely populated with luminous objects (as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globular_clusters globular clusters]) but is believed to contain a great deal of [[dark matter]]

:b : a region of [[space]] surrounding a [[galaxy]] that is sparsely populated with luminous objects (as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globular_clusters globular clusters]) but is believed to contain a great deal of [[dark matter]]

:c : a differentiated zone surrounding a central zone or object  

:c : a differentiated zone surrounding a central zone or object  

:d : an orthopedic device used to immobilize the head and neck (as to treat fracture of neck vertebrae) that consists of a metal band placed around the head and fastened to the skull usually with metal pins and that is attached by extensions to an inflexible vest —called also halo brace

:d : an orthopedic device used to immobilize the head and neck (as to treat fracture of neck vertebrae) that consists of a metal band placed around the head and fastened to the skull usually with metal pins and that is attached by extensions to an inflexible vest —called also halo brace

*3: the [[aura]] of [[glory]], [[veneration]], or sentiment [[surrounding]] an [[idealized]] [[person]] or [[thing]]

*3: the [[aura]] of [[glory]], [[veneration]], or sentiment [[surrounding]] an [[idealized]] [[person]] or [[thing]]

==Description==

==Description==

A '''halo''' ([[Greek]]: ἅλως; also known as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimbus nimbus], aureole, [[glory]], or gloriole) is a ring of [[light]] that [[surrounds]] a [[person]] in art. They have been used in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconography iconography] of many religions to indicate [[holy]] or sacred figures, and have at various periods also been used in images of rulers or [[heroes]]. In the sacred art of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece Ancient Greece], Ancient Rome, Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity, among other religions, sacred persons may be depicted with a halo in the form of a circular [[glow]], or in Asian art flames, around the head, or around the whole [[body]], this last often called a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandorla mandorla]. Halos may be shown as almost any [[colour]], but as they represent [[light]] are most often depicted as golden, yellow, white, or red when flames are depicted. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_%28religious_iconography%29]

A '''halo''' ([[Greek]]: ἅλως; also known as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimbus nimbus], aureole, [[glory]], or gloriole) is a ring of [[light]] that [[surrounds]] a [[person]] in art. They have been used in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconography iconography] of many religions to indicate [[holy]] or sacred figures, and have at various periods also been used in images of rulers or [[heroes]]. In the sacred art of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece Ancient Greece], Ancient Rome, Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity, among other religions, sacred persons may be depicted with a halo in the form of a circular [[glow]], or in Asian art flames, around the head, or around the whole [[body]], this last often called a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandorla mandorla]. Halos may be shown as almost any [[colour]], but as they represent [[light]] are most often depicted as golden, yellow, white, or red when flames are depicted. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_%28religious_iconography%29]

==See also==

==See also==

*'''''[[Aura]]'''''

*'''''[[Aura]]'''''