Zeitgeist
(noun) the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Zeitgeist (plural Zeitgeists or Zeitgeister)
Alternative letter-case form of zeitgeist
zeitgeist (plural zeitgeists or zeitgeister or zeitgeisten)
The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period.
Synonyms: spiritus mundi, temper of the times, tenor of the times
• The German term, Zeitgeist, is commonly not pluralized.
Source: Wiktionary
Zeit"geist`, n. [G.; zeit time + geist spirit. See Tide, n.; Ghost, n.]
Definition: The spirit of the time; the general intellectual and moral state or temper characteristic of any period of time.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
