ALL meanings of heiligenschein
Hei·li·gen·schein
H h - noun plural heiligenschein a ring of light around the shadow cast by a person's head, especially on a dewy, sunlit lawn, caused by reflection and diffraction of light rays; halo. 1
- noun heiligenschein a halolike optical phenomenon around an observer's shadow when there is a large distance between the observer and the shadow 0
- noun heiligenschein An optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics (as with dewy grass). 0