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Halo vs Enhalo - What's the difference?

halo | enhalo |

As verbs the difference between halo and enhalo

is that halo is to encircle with a halo while enhalo is to surround something with a halo.

As a noun halo

is (astronomy) 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.

halo

English

(wikipedia halo)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (astronomy) 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.
  • (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.
  • Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
  • (religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
  • The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
  • Synonyms

    * (luminous disc around head of saints in paintings) aureole, nimbus

    Derived terms

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    Verb

    (es)
  • To encircle with a halo.
  • References

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    enhalo

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to surround something with a halo