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   halo

   /ˈheɪləʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a circle of light shown around or above the head of a saint or holy person to represent their holiness.
   • ▪ the glory associated with an esteemed person: "he has lost his halo for many ordinary Russians"
   • 2. a circle of white or coloured light around the sun, moon, or other luminous body caused by refraction through ice crystals in the atmosphere.

   verb

   • 1. surround with or as if with a halo: "gas lamps haloed in mist"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting a circle of light round the sun etc.): from medieval Latin, from Latin halos, from Greek halōs ‘disc of the sun or moon’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • O

     1

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