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In Squaresoft games, ether is usually used in relation to magic and non-physical powers. For example, ether ability could mean the degree of strength in magic casting, and ether tablets could be tablets used to replenish ether points (EP).
 
In Squaresoft games, ether is usually used in relation to magic and non-physical powers. For example, ether ability could mean the degree of strength in magic casting, and ether tablets could be tablets used to replenish ether points (EP).
  
The word 'ether' (sometimes spelt 'æther')is of Latin/Greek origins. The meaning and usage of the word has evolved through time. It is not known for certain which meanings of the word were used by the makers of the games. Here are some of the more plausible definitions suggested by the Oxford English dictionary which I leave for your interpretation.
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The word "ether" (sometimes spelt "æther")is of Latin/Greek origins. The meaning and usage of the word has evolved through time. It is not known for certain which meanings of the word were used by the makers of the games. Here are some of the more plausible definitions suggested by the Oxford English dictionary<ref>[http://www.oed.com/ Oxford English Dictionary Online] (subscription required).</ref> which this author leaves for your interpretation.
  
''Senses adopted from Greek''
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=== Senses adopted from Greek ===
 
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# As the element breathed by the gods; "diviner air".
# As the element breathed by the gods; 'diviner air'.
 
 
# In ancient cosmological speculation conceived as an element filling all space beyond the sphere of the moon, and as the constituent substance of the stars and planets and of their spheres. The earliest Eng. use; now only Hist.
 
# In ancient cosmological speculation conceived as an element filling all space beyond the sphere of the moon, and as the constituent substance of the stars and planets and of their spheres. The earliest Eng. use; now only Hist.
  
''Senses of modern development.''
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=== Senses of modern development ===
 
 
 
# As a general name for extremely subtle fluids, the existence of which was imagined or inferred.
 
# As a general name for extremely subtle fluids, the existence of which was imagined or inferred.
 
# Physics. A substance of great elasticity and subtilty, formerly believed to permeate the whole of planetary and stellar space, not only filling the interplanetary spaces, but also the interstices between the particles of air and other matter on the earth; the medium through which the waves of light are propagated.
 
# Physics. A substance of great elasticity and subtilty, formerly believed to permeate the whole of planetary and stellar space, not only filling the interplanetary spaces, but also the interstices between the particles of air and other matter on the earth; the medium through which the waves of light are propagated.
 
# Chem. a. The colourless, light, volatile liquid, (C4H10O) resulting from the action of sulphuric acid upon alcohol, whence it was also known as sulphuric, phosphoric, etc. ether.
 
# Chem. a. The colourless, light, volatile liquid, (C4H10O) resulting from the action of sulphuric acid upon alcohol, whence it was also known as sulphuric, phosphoric, etc. ether.
  
== Appears in: ==
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==''Appears in''==
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* [[Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon 2]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Chrono Trigger]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy I]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy II]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy III]] as [[Ether]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy IV]] as [[Ether]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy IV]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy IV: The After Years]] as [[Ether]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy V]] as [[Ether]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy V]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy VI]] as [[Ether]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy VII]] as [[Ether]]
 
* [[Final Fantasy VII]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy VIII]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy IX]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy X]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy XI]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy XII]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy XIII]] as [[Ether]]sol
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* [[Final Fantasy XIII-2]] as [[Ether]] (racing)
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* [[Final Fantasy XIV]] as [[Ether]], Aetheryte
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* [[Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII]] as Ether
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* [[Final Fantasy Tactics]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy Tactics A2]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest]] as [[Ether]] Shield
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* [[Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Dissidia: Final Fantasy]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Dissidia Duodecim: Final Fantasy]] as Ether
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* [[Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy Adventure]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Adventures of Mana]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Final Fantasy Type-0]] as Ether
 
* [[Xenogears]] as [[Ether]]
 
* [[Xenogears]] as [[Ether]]
* [[Chrono Trigger]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Infinite Undiscovery]] as Aether
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* [[Star Ocean: Till the End of Time]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Kingdom Hearts]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Kingdom Hearts II]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Kingdom Hearts: re-Chain of Memories]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Kingdom Hearts Recoded]] as [[Ether]]
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* [[Kingdom Hearts Unchained Chi]] as [[Ether]]
  
== References: ==
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== References ==
* [http://www.oed.com/|Oxford English Dictionary Online] (subscription required)
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[[Category:Articles]]
 
[[Category:Articles]]
 
[[Category:Natural Theology]]
 
[[Category:Natural Theology]]
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[[Category:Latin]]
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[[Category:Greek]]

Latest revision as of 14:40, 8 February 2016

In Squaresoft games, ether is usually used in relation to magic and non-physical powers. For example, ether ability could mean the degree of strength in magic casting, and ether tablets could be tablets used to replenish ether points (EP).

The word "ether" (sometimes spelt "æther")is of Latin/Greek origins. The meaning and usage of the word has evolved through time. It is not known for certain which meanings of the word were used by the makers of the games. Here are some of the more plausible definitions suggested by the Oxford English dictionary[1] which this author leaves for your interpretation.

Senses adopted from Greek

  1. As the element breathed by the gods; "diviner air".
  2. In ancient cosmological speculation conceived as an element filling all space beyond the sphere of the moon, and as the constituent substance of the stars and planets and of their spheres. The earliest Eng. use; now only Hist.

Senses of modern development

  1. As a general name for extremely subtle fluids, the existence of which was imagined or inferred.
  2. Physics. A substance of great elasticity and subtilty, formerly believed to permeate the whole of planetary and stellar space, not only filling the interplanetary spaces, but also the interstices between the particles of air and other matter on the earth; the medium through which the waves of light are propagated.
  3. Chem. a. The colourless, light, volatile liquid, (C4H10O) resulting from the action of sulphuric acid upon alcohol, whence it was also known as sulphuric, phosphoric, etc. ether.

Appears in

References

  1. Oxford English Dictionary Online (subscription required).