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A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
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A cloud of gas and other matter surrounding and captured by the gravitational field of a large diffuse astronomical object, such as a galaxy or cluster of galaxies.
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Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
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nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
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Topics: lifestyle, religion
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The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
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The bias caused by the halo effect.
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Topics: advertising, business, marketing
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a circular annulus ring, frequently luminous, often golden, floating above the head
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Topics: art, art-history, arts, history, human-sciences, iconography, lifestyle, religion, sciences
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A circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position.
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Topics: medicine, sciences
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A roll bar placed in front of the driver, used to protect the cockpit of an open cockpit racecar.
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Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
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Ellipsis of halo headlight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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The anabolic steroid fluoxymesterone, also known as Halotestin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, uncountable
Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Acronym of high altitude, low opening (“a type of skydiving where one leaves the launch platform from a high altitude and opens the parachute at a very low altitude”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, hobbies, lifestyle, natural-sciences, parachuting, physical-sciences
Examples
- When you have enough experience, you can do a HALO jump.
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Acronym of hazardous area life-support organization.
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Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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Acronym of high altitude, low orbiting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
- Weather balloons at maximum altitude are considered HALOs.
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Acronym of heavy assets, low obsolescence (“AI-resistant stocks”).
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Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
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A member of the Angels Major League Baseball team.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Alternative letter-case form of HALO.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
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To encircle with a halo.
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Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: inaureole
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an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: aura, aureole, nimbus, glory, gloriole
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Broader terms: light, lightness
a circle of light around the sun or moon
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Broader terms: atmospheric phenomenon
Narrower terms: solar halo, parhelic circle, parhelic ring
a toroidal shape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a ring of ships in the harbor
- a halo of smoke
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ring, annulus, doughnut, anchor ring
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: toroid
Narrower terms: fairy ring, fairy circle
Clipping of Halotestin.
From the halo in the team logo.
Across languages
Translations
150 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
aureolë
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Albanian:
brerore
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Arabic:
هَالَة
(hāla)
— atmospheric phenomenon
-
Armenian:
բակ
(bak)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Basque:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Bulgarian:
ареола
(areola)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Catalan:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
-
Chinese Mandarin:
暈 /晕
(yùn)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Czech:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Danish:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
-
Dutch:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Esperanto:
haloo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Estonian:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Finnish:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Finnish:
kehä
— atmospheric phenomenon
-
Finnish:
auringonkehä
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Finnish:
kuunkehä
— atmospheric phenomenon
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French:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Galician:
cerco
— atmospheric phenomenon
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German:
Halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Greek:
άλως
(álos)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Ancient Greek:
ἅλως
(hálōs)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Hindi:
सूर्यमंडल
(sūryamaṇḍal)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Hindi:
मंडल
(maṇḍal)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Hindi:
परिधि
(paridhi)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Hindi:
परिवेश
(pariveś)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Hindi:
उपसूर्यक
(upsūryak)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Hungarian:
haló
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Ingrian:
sappi
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Irish:
bogha
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Italian:
nimbo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Italian:
alone
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Japanese:
暈
(kasa)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Japanese:
円光
(enkō)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Korean:
무리
(muri)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Latvian:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Lithuanian:
halas
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Navajo:
bináʼástłééʼ
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Norwegian Bokmål:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Persian:
هاله
(hâle)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Persian:
شادورد
(šâdvard)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Persian:
شایورد
(šâyvard)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Polish:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Polish:
aureola
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Portuguese:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Portuguese:
auréola
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Romanian:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Russian:
гало́
(galó)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Sanskrit:
मण्डल
(maṇḍala)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Scottish Gaelic:
fàinne-solais
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Serbo-Croatian:
хало
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Serbo-Croatian:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Slovak:
žiara
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Spanish:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Swedish:
halo
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Tagalog:
palaba
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Telugu:
పరిధి
(paridhi)
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Turkish:
ayla
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Turkish:
ağıl
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Turkish:
hale
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Vietnamese:
hào quang
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Welsh:
lleugylch
— atmospheric phenomenon
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Dutch:
aureool
— anything resembling the phenomenon
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Esperanto:
haloo
— anything resembling the phenomenon
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Finnish:
halo
— anything resembling the phenomenon
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French:
halo
— anything resembling the phenomenon
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Italian:
alone
— anything resembling the phenomenon
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Māori:
amaia
— anything resembling the phenomenon
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Māori:
āwheo
— anything resembling the phenomenon
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Persian:
هاله
(hâle)
— anything resembling the phenomenon
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Polish:
halo
— anything resembling the phenomenon
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Portuguese:
halo
— anything resembling the phenomenon
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Portuguese:
auréola
— anything resembling the phenomenon
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Scottish Gaelic:
fàinne-solais
— anything resembling the phenomenon
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Turkish:
hale
— anything resembling the phenomenon
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Welsh:
lleugylch
— anything resembling the phenomenon
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Bulgarian:
ореол
(oreol)
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Chinese Mandarin:
圓光 /圆光
(yuánguāng)
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Czech:
svatozář
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Danish:
glorie
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Dutch:
aureool
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Esperanto:
nimbo
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Esperanto:
aŭreolo
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Finnish:
sädekehä
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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French:
auréole
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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French:
nimbe
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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German:
Heiligenschein
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Greek:
φωτοστέφανο
(fotostéfano)
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Greek:
άλως
(álos)
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Greek:
δόξα
(dóxa)
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Hindi:
तेजोमंडल
(tejomaṇḍal)
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Hungarian:
glória
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Icelandic:
geislabaugur
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Indonesian:
nimbus
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Italian:
nimbo
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Italian:
aureola
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Japanese:
輪っか
(wakka)
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Māori:
āwheo
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Marathi:
तेजोवलय
(tejovlay)
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Navajo:
bináʼástłééʼ
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Norwegian Bokmål:
glorie
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
glorie
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Persian:
هاله نور
(hâle-ye nur)
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Polish:
aureola
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Polish:
gloria
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Polish:
nimb
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Polish:
nimbus
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Portuguese:
auréola
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Portuguese:
nimbo
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Romanian:
nimb
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Romanian:
aureolă
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Russian:
нимб
(nimb)
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Russian:
орео́л
(oreól)
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Scottish Gaelic:
fàinne-solais
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Serbo-Croatian:
златокруг
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Serbo-Croatian:
светокруг
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Serbo-Croatian:
ореол
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Serbo-Croatian:
нимбус
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Serbo-Croatian:
zlatokrug
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Serbo-Croatian:
svetokrug
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Serbo-Croatian:
oreol
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Serbo-Croatian:
nimbus
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Spanish:
nimbo
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Spanish:
aureola
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Spanish:
halo
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Swedish:
gloria
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Turkish:
hale
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Ukrainian:
німб
(nimb)
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Ukrainian:
орео́л
(oreól)
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Vietnamese:
hào quang
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Welsh:
eurgylch
— luminous disc around the heads of saints
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Bulgarian:
ореол
(oreol)
— metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment
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Dutch:
aura
— metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment
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Finnish:
sädekehä
— metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment
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German:
Nimbus
— metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment
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Italian:
aura
— metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment
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Italian:
alone
— metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment
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Polish:
aureola
— metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment
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Polish:
gloria
— metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment
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Polish:
nimb
— metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment
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Portuguese:
auréola
— metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment
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Russian:
орео́л
(oreól)
— metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment
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Swedish:
aura
— metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment
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Dutch:
van een aureool voorzien
— encircle with a halo
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Italian:
aureolare
— encircle with a halo
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Portuguese:
aureolar
— encircle with a halo
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Spanish:
nimbar
— encircle with a halo
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Turkish:
hale
— encircle with a halo
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Welsh:
eurgylchu
— encircle with a halo
