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==Origin==
[[Latin]] ''halos'', from [[Greek]] ''halōs'' threshing floor, disk, halo
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1603]
==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]]
*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]]
: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
*3: the [[aura]] of [[glory]], [[veneration]], or sentiment [[surrounding]] an [[idealized]] [[person]] or [[thing]]
==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]
==See also==
*'''''[[Aura]]'''''
*'''''[[Glory]]'''''
==Quote==
The bodies of [[Adam and Eve]] gave forth a shimmer of [[light]], but they always wore [[clothing]] in [[conformity]] with the [[custom]] of their associates. Though wearing very little during the day, at eventide they donned night wraps. The [[origin]] of the [[traditional]] ''halo'' encircling the heads of supposed pious and [[holy]] men dates back to the days of [[Adam and Eve]]. Since the [[light]] [[emanations]] of their bodies were so largely obscured by [[clothing]], only the radiating glow from their heads was discernible. The descendants of [[Adamson]] always thus portrayed their [[concept]] of [[individuals]] believed to be extraordinary in [[spiritual development]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=74:6_Home_Life_of_Adam_and_Eve (74:6.5)]
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