halo

noun (plural haloes or halos)

• 1a circle of light shown around or above the head of a saint or holy person to represent their holiness.
• the glory associated with an esteemed person:he has lost his halo for many ordinary Russians

• 2a circle of white or coloured light around the sun, moon, or other luminous body caused by refraction through ice crystals in the atmosphere.

verb (haloes, haloing, haloed)

• surround with or as if with a halo: gas lamps haloed in mist