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English word halo comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) ἅλως

ἅλως (Ancient Greek)

halos (Latin)

halo (English)

(transitive) To encircle with a halo. (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.. (medicine) A circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position.. (religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious [...]

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