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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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Zeitgeist is a German word that means the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era. Learn the etymology, history, and examples of zeitgeist from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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.
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.”
Zeitgeist is a German word that means the general set of ideas, beliefs, feelings, etc. that is typical of a particular period in history. Learn how to use it in sentences, see its pronunciation and find out how to say it in other languages.
Zeitgeist is a German word meaning the spirit or attitude of a particular time or period, especially in literature, philosophy, and politics. Learn how to use it in sentences and see its origin and synonyms.
Zeitgeist is the spirit or essence of a particular time. In the 1920s, flappers and speakeasies contributed to that era's Zeitgeist.
