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the original golden notification that you've been promoted to sainthood
means A circle or ring of light, often shown around the head of a holy figure to signify radiance or sanctity, or any glowing ring of light around a luminous object.
from From the Greek 'halos,' which first meant the disk of the sun or moon, and also a ring of light seen around them — the bright corona that appears when light scatters through ice or haze. Latin borrowed it as 'halo,' and it drifted from those celestial rings to the painted glow above saints' heads. So the word for divine radiance began as a name for the sun's own circle of light in the sky.
- art origin
- borrowed from pagan sun gods before Christianity claimed it
- real physics
- ice crystals make actual halos around the sun and moon
- game empire
- Xbox sold consoles on one armored space marine
- latin root
- named for the trodden circle where oxen threshed grain
halo combat evolved — first game in the series, released 2001, revolutionized first-person shooters on consoles
halo infinite — latest mainline entry, 2021, free-to-play multiplayer with 343 industries developing
master chief — protagonist across all games, real name john-117, central to the entire franchise