Halo

Saintly head ring

Halo is a popular science fiction video game franchise developed by Bungie and later 343 Industries, first released in 2001.

The games follow a supersoldier called Master Chief fighting alien forces, and the title refers to ring-shaped megastructures in the game's universe.

We stayed up all night playing Halo.

The franchise has expanded to include novels, films, and a television series. (Lowercase halo is a ring of light.)

videogame

Master Chief

Bungie · multiplayer · campaign · Flood · capture the flag · skulls · energy sword · UNSC · Infinite

astronomy

solar corona

Star's outer atmosphere

atmospheric · sun dog · parhelion · refraction · cirrus clouds · ring around moon · light pillar

figurative

reputation

Collective opinion of someone

allure · reverence · adulation · celebrity · stardom · golden child · pedestal · idealized · untouchable · larger than life

radiance

glow

Steady, soft light

  • auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
  • coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
  • luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source

nimbus · aureole · brilliance · illumination · gleam · shine · shimmer · incandescence · luminescence · effulgence

sanctity

nimbus

Luminous disk or raincloud

  • aureoleRadiant ring around head
  • angelDivine winged messenger
  • saintCanonized holy person

holy · divinity · blessed · sacred · heavenly · glorified · beatific · iconography · religious art · sanctified

Categories
Opposites
moral/spiritual symbolism

Halohorns

Bony animal projections

devil horns · pitchfork · tail · cloven hooves · crown of thorns

reputation/perception

Haloshame

Painful awareness of failure

stigma · disgrace · taint · stain · black mark

light phenomena

Haloshadow

Light blocked by object

darkness · eclipse · void · black hole · umbra

Phrases
Family

halos, halogen, halation

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG