ZEITGEIST

Zeitgeist

(noun) the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

Zeitgeist (plural Zeitgeists or Zeitgeister)

Alternative letter-case form of zeitgeist

Etymology

Noun

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

Usage notes

• 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



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