Lexicon: ether – eulogy

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ether, adj. [see ether, n.] (webplay: God, shine).

  1. Spiritual; immortal; infinite; eternal; endless; everlasting; heavenly; celestial; otherworldly; beyond mortality; outside the earth. (665, 1622)
  2. Atmospheric; of air; of sky; of clouds. (533, 1622)
  3. Light; soft; fragile; airy; feathery; gauzy; delicate; dainty; exquisite; gossamer.

ether, n. [L. < Gr. 'kindle, burn, shine.”.] (webplay: celestial, finer, heavenly, rarer, sweet).

  1. Air; sky; atmosphere; clouds.
  2. Spirit; [fig.] Holy Ghost; divine inspiration.

ethereal (etherial), adj. [see ether, n.] (webplay: air, corporeal, light, natures, spirit).

  1. Heavenly; celestial; seraphic; of spirit; existing beyond mortality; [fig.] divine; godly.
  2. Unearthly; supernatural; mystical; mysterious; unexplainable; immortal; beyond death.
  3. To the spirit; to the soul.
  4. Airy; imperceptible; intangible.
  5. [Fig.] blessed; favored; fortunate; glorious.
  6. [Fig.] ephemeral; brief; fleeting; temporary; momentary; short-lived.

ethics, n. [L. < Gr. 'characters, manners'.]

Values; beliefs; principles; precepts; system of rules to teach moral and social manners.

Ethiop, proper n. [L. < Gk aithos, burnt + ops, face.]

  1. Tropical zone; Equator area; [fig.] heat; fever; energy; passion; soul; life force; source of power.
  2. Africa; wealthy nation; Middle Eastern land of many rivers; (see Genesis 2:13).

Ethiopian, adj. [see Ethiop.]

Hot; sunshiny; [see ED letters.]

etiquette (-s), n. [Fr. 'ticket'.]

Decorum; ceremony; formalities used on public occasions; manners used at court; unwritten code of honor.

Etna (-'s), proper n. [Gk aith, to burn, to smoke; prob. < Phoenician attūnā, furnace.]

Active volcano on the Italian island of Sicily; [see ED letters]; [fig.] destroyer of life; source of life.

Etruscan, proper adj. [L. etrusc-us + an < unknown origin.]

Classical; ancient; pre-historic; pertaining to Etruria (now Tuscany); of the early southern European civilization that influenced Roman culture; concerning the newly discovered, untranslatable extinct language of Italy; [fig.] white-on-blue filigree pottery style; [see ED letters.]

eulogy, n. [Gr. 'praise, blessing'.] (webplay: extol).

Encomium; panegyric; praise; tribute; commendation; complement; expression of one's valuable qualities or services.