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heiligenscheine

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Hei⋅li⋅gen⋅schein

[hahy-li-guhn-shahyn]
–noun, plural -schei⋅ne [-shahy-nuh] . German.
a ring of light around the shadow cast by a person's head, esp. on a dewy, sunlit lawn, caused by reflection and diffraction of light rays; halo.

Origin:
lit., saint's shining light
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