Today's word is Ethereal (ih-theer-ee-uh
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Ethereal is an adjective of Latin origin.
l) Ethereal is an adjective of Latin origin.
- light, airy, or tenuous: an ethereal world created through thepoetic imagination.
- extremely delicate or refined: ethereal beauty.
- heavenly or celestial: gone to his ethereal home.
- of or pertaining to the upper regions of space.
- Chemistry . pertaining to, containing, or resembling ethyl ether.
When I hear the word ethereal, it brings to mind poetry and the image of a white butterfly flitting about the early morning dew. One of God's delicate creations, illustrating the beauty of faith and freedom from stress and worry.
I found this lovely poem by James Thomson extending an invitation to Spring.
"Come, gentle Spring, ethereal Mildness, come,
And from the bosom of yon dropping cloud,
While music wakes around, veil'd in a flower
Of shadowing roses, on our plains descend.
O Hartford, fitted or to shine in courts
With unaffected grace, or walk the plain
With innocence and meditation join'd
In soft assemblage, listen to my song,
Which thy own Season paints: when Nature all
Is blooming and benevolent, like thee..." * James Thomson (Scottish poet 1700-1748)
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