Ethereal vs. Mystical — What's the Difference?

Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world

Relating to mystics or religious mysticism

(of a solution) having diethyl ether as a solvent

Inspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination

Extremely light or delicate

Of, relating to, or stemming from mysticism or immediate understanding of spiritual matters, especially when experienced as direct communion with God

Of the celestial spheres; heavenly.

Symbolic or allegorical, especially with regard to spirituality

Spiritual or otherworldly.

Awe-inspiring or mysterious

(Chemistry) Of or relating to ether.

Believed or maintained with awe or deep respect, especially when contrary to or lacking factual evidence

Pertaining to the (real or hypothetical) upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere.

Of or relating to mystic rites or practices

Pertaining to the immaterial realm, as symbolically represented by, or (in earlier epochs) conflated with, such atmospheric and extra-atmospheric concepts.

Relating to mystics or mysticism.

Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc.

Having a spiritual or magical significance that transcends human understanding.

(organic chemistry) To do with diethyl ether.

Inspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination.

Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere; celestial; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions.

Relating to or characteristic of mysticism;

Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc.

Relating to or resembling mysticism;

Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, ether; as, ethereal salts.

Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding;

Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air;

Of or containing or dissolved in ether;

Of heaven or the spirit;

Characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy;