ethereal beings
Spirits from above
Ethereal beings are supernatural creatures thought to exist in a realm beyond the physical—spirits, angels, ghosts, or other entities lacking material form.
The phrase suggests something delicate and otherworldly, drawing on ethereal's association with the heavens or upper air: The painting depicted ethereal beings ascending toward light.
Common in fantasy, religious, and paranormal contexts.
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
- will o' the wispPhantom light over marshes
- elfSmall magical creature
- ghostApparition of the dead
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
revenant · phantom · dryad · angel · guardian angel · kami · specter · bodhisattva · sylph · fairy folk · cherub · spirit guide · astral body · fetch · seraphim · yokai · wraith · deity