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- Dictionaryzeitgeist/ˈzʌɪtɡʌɪst/
noun
- 1. the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time: "the story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960s"
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The meaning of ZEITGEIST is the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era. How to use zeitgeist in a sentence. Did you know?
ZEITGEIST definition: 1. the general set of ideas, beliefs, feelings, etc. that is typical of a particular period in…. Learn more.
In 18th- and 19th-century German philosophy, a Zeitgeist (capitalized in German; German pronunciation: [ˈtsaɪtɡaɪst] ⓘ) ("spirit of the age") is an invisible agent, force, or daemon dominating the characteristics of a given epoch in world history.
Zeitgeist is borrowed from German and literally translates to “time spirit” or “spirit of the times.” It comes from the German Zeit, meaning “time,” and Geist, meaning “spirit” or “ghost” (as seen in poltergeist, which means “a noisy ghost”).
ZEITGEIST meaning: 1. the general set of ideas, beliefs, feelings, etc. that is typical of a particular period in…. Learn more.
Zeitgeist is the spirit or essence of a particular time. In the 1920s, flappers and speakeasies contributed to that era's Zeitgeist.
zeitgeist. (zaɪtgaɪst ) singular noun. The zeitgeist of a particular place during a particular period in history is the attitudes and ideas that are generally common there at that time, especially the attitudes and ideas shown in literature, philosophy, and politics.
noun. the spirit, attitude, or general outlook of a specific time or period, esp as it is reflected in literature, philosophy, etc. Zeitgeist. The general moral, intellectual, and cultural climate of an era; Zeitgeist is German for “time-spirit.”
Definition of zeitgeist noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The Britannica Dictionary. zeitgeist. 1 ENTRIES FOUND: zeitgeist (noun) zeitgeist /ˈzaɪtˌgaɪst/noun. Britannica Dictionary definition of ZEITGEIST. singular. :the general beliefs, ideas, and spirit of a time and place. His songs perfectly captured the zeitgeist of 1960s America.
