halos
Rings above saints
Halos is the plural of halo—the ring of light depicted around the heads of saints and angels in religious art, suggesting holiness or divine favor.
By extension, any ring of light qualifies: halos around the moon, halos formed by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
Figuratively, a halo suggests an aura of goodness or virtue: The scandal tarnished his halo.
To halo something is to encircle it with light.
Luminous disk or raincloud
- aureoleRadiant ring around head
- angelicDivinely pure and good
- saintlyMorally pure, devout
- divineOf or from gods
sacred · holy · beatific · celestial · blessed · iconography · Madonna · saints
Star's outermost atmosphere
- sundogAtmospheric bright spot
- parhelic circleHalo parallel to horizon
- light pillarAtmospheric optical column phenomenon
- circumhorizontal arcHalo from ice crystals
ice crystals · diffraction · light ring · refraction · prismatic · fogbow · glory
Steady, soft light
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- mystiqueAura of fascination
presence · energy · atmosphere · ambience · spirit · essence · air · luminous
- CortanaMicrosoft's virtual assistant
- CovenantNamed sacred compact
- XboxMicrosoft gaming console
- BungieSci-fi shooter developer
multiplayer · first-person shooter · campaign · matchmaking · energy sword · UNSC · Flood
nimbus
Luminous disk or raincloud
divine · sacred · holy · beatific · celestial · blessed · iconography · Madonna · saints · martyrs
corona
Star's outermost atmosphere
- sundogAtmospheric bright spot
- parhelic circleHalo parallel to horizon
- light pillarAtmospheric optical column phenomenon
circumhorizontal arc · ice crystals · diffraction · light ring · refraction · prismatic · fogbow · glory
glow
Steady, soft light
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
mystique · presence · energy · atmosphere · ambience · spirit · essence · air · luminous · shimmering
Master Chief
Bungie · multiplayer · first-person shooter · campaign · matchmaking · energy sword · UNSC · Flood
- Heavenparadise, pearly gates, eternal life, kingdom of heaven, New Jerusalem
- church artaltarpieces, altars, crucifixes, crosses, reliquaries
- eye complicationsvision loss, blindness, blurred vision, blurry vision, double vision
- Hallucinationsvisual hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, visual hallucination, auditory hallucination, seeing things
- heavenly visionsangelic choir, archangels, ascension, celestial beings, cherubim
- weather lorered sky, ring around moon, old wives tales, calm before storm, dog days
haloshorns
Bony animal projections
devil horns · pitchforks · pitchfork · hellfire · mark of the beast
halosshadows
Dark areas from blocked light
darkness · dark spots · eclipses · voids · black holes
- halo effectSingle trait skews perception
- halo of light
- sun haloLuminous ring around daystar
- moon haloRing around the moon
- halo jumpHeavenly-themed aerial descent
- halo braidBraided hair circling head