unearthly

Words with a similar base: unearthly

'unearthly'

[spiritual.s.02] as in: concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul

Examples:
a spiritual approach to life
spiritual fulfillment
spiritual values
unearthly love

'unearthly'

[eldritch.s.01] as in: suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley

Examples:
an eldritch screech
the three weird sisters
stumps...had

uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures
an unearthly light
he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din

Origins

					unearthly (English)
├── earthly (English)
│   └── eorþlic (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── un- (English)
    ├── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    ├── un- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── un- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── unus (Latin)
        └── oinos (Latin)

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