heiligenschijn
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From heilige + -en- + schijn, calque of German Heiligenschein. First attested around 1850.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
heiligenschijn m (plural heiligenschijnen)
- (uncountable) heiligenschein (optical phenomenon causing bright area around the shadow of the observer's head)
- (countable) halo, nimbus