Meaning Of The Word Heiligenschein

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heiligenschein in American English
a halolike optical phenomenon around an observer's shadow when there is a large distance between the observer and the shadow
noun: 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

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