etheric
UK/iˈθɛɹ.ɪk/
etheric adjective: of or pertaining to the ether (all-pervading medium); composed of ether; inhabiting the ether.
Adjective
etheric (comparative more etheric, superlative most etheric)
- Of or pertaining to the ether (all-pervading medium); composed of ether; inhabiting the ether.
- "It is usually allowed that there is the natural body, as St. Paul called it, which is dissolved at death, and the etheric or spiritual body which survives and functions upon an etheric plane."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
- Most commonly spirit beings appear in their etheric bodies, but there are many accounts of these old sorcerers calling up spirits in their fleshly bodies[.]1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 229
Synonyms of etheric
Forms of etheric
| comparative | more etheric |
|---|---|
| superlative | most etheric |
Origin of etheric
From ether + -ic.
Words formed from etheric
Words that rhyme with etheric
- berwick
- generic
- exoteric
- atmospheric
- derrick
- esoteric
- alphanumeric
- cleric
- Derek
- ferric
- numeric
- spheric
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Questions about etheric
- What does etheric mean?
- Etheric means of or pertaining to the ether (all-pervading medium); composed of ether; inhabiting the ether.
- What part of speech is etheric?
- Etheric is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce etheric?
- Etheric is pronounced /iˈθɛɹ.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near etheric in the dictionary
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