Halo vs. Nimbus
Halonoun
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.
Halonoun
(astronomy) 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.
Halonoun
Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
Halonoun
(religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
Halonoun
The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
Halonoun
(medicine) A circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position.
Haloverb
(transitive) To encircle with a halo.
Halonoun
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.
Halonoun
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.
Halonoun
An ideal glory investing, or affecting one's perception of, an object.
Halonoun
A colored circle around a nipple; an areola.
Haloverb
To form, or surround with, a halo; to encircle with, or as with, a halo.
Halonoun
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
Halonoun
a toroidal shape;
Halonoun
a circle of light around the sun or moon
Halonoun
a circle of light shown around or above the head of a saint or holy person to represent their holiness.
Halonoun
the glory associated with an esteemed person
Halonoun
a circle of white or coloured light around the sun, moon, or other luminous body caused by refraction through ice crystals in the atmosphere.
Haloverb
surround with or as if with a halo
Nimbusnoun
A circle of light; a halo.
Nimbusnoun
A gray rain cloud.
Nimbusnoun
A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. See Aureola, and Glory, n., 5.
Nimbusnoun
A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud.
Nimbusnoun
a dark gray cloud bearing rain
Nimbusnoun
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
