Heiligenschein

[ hahy-li-guhn-shahyn ]

/ ˈhaɪ lɪ gənˌʃaɪn /

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noun, plural Hei·li·gen·schei·ne

[hahy-li-guhn-shahy-nuh]. /ˈhaɪ lɪ gənˌʃaɪ nə/. German.

(on wet grass and when the sun is low) a bright ring around the shadow cast by a person's head, caused by reflection and diffraction of light rays.

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Also called Cellini's halo, halo .

Origin of Heiligenschein

First recorded in 1910–15; from German: literally, “halo, gloriole,” equivalent to Heiligen- “saint's” + Schein “shine, light, brilliance”

Words nearby Heiligenschein

heighten, heightism, height of land, height-to-paper, Heilbronn, Heiligenschein, Heilongjiang, Heiltsuk, Heimdall, Heimlich maneuver, Heimlich manoeuvre