halo

1 a special quality or impression associated with something the halo of unimpeachable honesty in which the politician had long basked Synonyms air, ambience (or ambiance), aroma, atmosphere, climate, flavor, aura, karma, mood, nimbus, note, odor, patina, smell, temper, vibration(s)Related Words aureole (or aureola), mystique, romance; genius loci; feel, feeling, sensation, sense, spirit; attribute, character, characteristic, image, mark, notion, peculiarity, picture, property, trait; color, illusion, overtone, semblance, suggestion, tone

2 an artistic rendering of radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage a naturalistic depiction of Saint Peter that shows him as a humble fisherman and without the traditional halo Synonyms glory, aureole, nimbusRelated Words starburst, sunburst; aura, corona