The difference between Halo and Nimbus

When used as nouns, halo means a circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere, whereas nimbus means a circle of light.

Halo is also verb with the meaning: to encircle with a halo.

check bellow for the other definitions of Halo and Nimbus

  1. Halo as a noun:

    A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.

  2. Halo as a noun (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.

  3. Halo as a noun:

    Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.

  4. Halo as a noun (religion):

    nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.

  5. Halo as a noun:

    The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.

  6. Halo as a noun (medicine):

    A circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position.

  1. Halo as a verb (transitive):

    To encircle with a halo.

  1. Nimbus as a noun:

    A circle of light; a halo.

  2. Nimbus as a noun:

    A gray rain cloud.

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