- Halo (or Nimbus)
- A circle of light round the head or round the whole body [only for our Lord].
Dictionary of church terms. — St. GEORGE'S COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH SPORTING - ALEXANDRIA EGYPT. Fr. Tadros Yacoub Maiaty.
Halo (or Nimbus)
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Nimbus — • In art and archaeology signifies a shining light implying great dignity. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nimbus Nimbus † … Catholic encyclopedia
Nimbus — Nimbus, from the Latin for dark cloud , may refer to: Contents 1 General meanings 2 Specific meanings 2.1 Vehicles 2.2 Computing 2.3 … Wikipedia
Nimbus — Nim bus, n.; pl. L. {Nimbi}, E. {Nimbuses}. [L., a rain storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods when they appeared on earth.] 1. (Fine Arts) A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
halo — [hā′lō] n. pl. halos or haloes [L halos (gen. & acc. halo) < Gr halōs, circular threshing floor, round disk of the sun or moon, hence halo around the sun or moon < halein, to grind < IE base * al , to grind > Arm ałam, grind, Hindi… … English World dictionary
Halo — Ha lo (h[=a] l[ o]), n.; pl. {Halos} ( l[=o]z). [L. halos, acc. halo, Gr. a lws a thrashing floor, also (from its round shape) the disk of the sun or moon, and later a halo round it; cf. Gr. e ily ein to enfold, ely ein to roll round, L. volvere … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nimbus — (n.) 1610s, bright cloud surrounding a god, from L. nimbus cloud, perhaps related to nebula cloud, mist (see NEBULA (Cf. nebula)). Meaning halo is first recorded c.1730. Meteorological sense of a rain cloud is from 1803 … Etymology dictionary
nimbus — ► NOUN (pl. nimbi or nimbuses) 1) a large grey rain cloud. 2) a luminous cloud or a halo surrounding a supernatural being or saint. ORIGIN Latin, cloud, aureole … English terms dictionary
nimbus — [nim′bəs] n. pl. nimbi [nim′bī΄] or nimbuses [L, violent rain, black rain cloud < IE base * nebh , moist, cloud > L nebula] 1. Myth. a bright cloud surrounding gods or goddesses appearing on earth 2. an aura of splendor about any person or… … English World dictionary
halo — [n] ring of light aura, aureola, aureole, aurora, corona, crown of light, glory, halation, nimbus, radiance; concepts 624,628 … New thesaurus
Nimbus — halo; symbol of a saint in religious art … Medieval glossary
