zeitgeistn.

Brit.

/ˈzʌɪtɡʌɪst/, U.S.

/ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪst/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Zeitgeist.

Etymology: < German Zeitgeist (late 18th cent.) < Zeit time (see tide n.) + Geist Geist n.Compare time-spirit n. as an earlier calque on the German expression, and likewise (also in Carlyle) Spirit of Time:1831 T. Carlyle in Edinb. Rev. Dec. 377 Terrestrial Life itself, with its whole doings and showings, [is] held out as a Disturbance (Zerrüttung) produced by the Zeitgeist (Spirit of Time).Sometimes (especially in early use) written as two words or hyphenated.

Frequently (and in early use usually) with capital initial. The defining spirit or mood of a particular period, esp. as reflected in the prevailing ideas, beliefs, and attitudes of the time; the social or cultural trends prevalent at a particular time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > character or nature > [noun] > zeitgeist

time-spirit1834

zeitgeist1848

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > idea, notion, or concept > [noun] > system of

philosophyc1387

zeitgeist1848

thought model1891

1848 M. Arnold Let. Nov. (1932) 95 I..took up Obermann, and refuged myself with him..against your Zeit Geist.

1889 G. B. Shaw Let. Aug. (1965) I. 222 My business is to incarnate the Zeitgeist.

1946 W. H. Auden Litany & Anthem for S. Matthew's Day May we worship neither the flux of chance, nor the wheel of fortune, nor the spiral of the zeit-geist.

1972 Science 2 June 991/3 A clear mark of the Zeitgeist of the late 1960's and the 1970's is the increased demand for participation in decision-making by those affected by it.

2011 N. MacQueen Humanitarian Intervention & United Nations ii. 44 Fukuyama did capture the zeitgeist of the early post-cold war years, and his thinking both shaped and reflected a wider body of ideas.

Derivatives

ˈzeitgeisty adj. representative or characteristic of the prevailing spirit or mood of a particular time.

ΚΠ

1966 A. Sarris in Art Voices Fall 22/1 What do we see in..those films that are considered most fashionable and zeitgeisty?

1997 Newsweek (Nexis) 15 Dec. 70 It's still a hell of a fun movie—a thrilling marriage of Zeitgeisty satire and timeless scare tactics.

2011 Harper's Bazaar (U.K. ed.) July 44/2 She goes on to point out that the zeitgeisty penchant for all things Seventies has led cool girls to start using her one-pieces as bodysuits for daytime.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zeitgeist
释义	zeitgeistn. Brit. /ˈzʌɪtɡʌɪst/, U.S. /ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪst/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Zeitgeist. Etymology: < German Zeitgeist (late 18th cent.) < Zeit time (see tide n.) + Geist Geist n.Compare time-spirit n. as an earlier calque on the German expression, and likewise (also in Carlyle) Spirit of Time:1831 T. Carlyle in Edinb. Rev. Dec. 377 Terrestrial Life itself, with its whole doings and showings, [is] held out as a Disturbance (Zerrüttung) produced by the Zeitgeist (Spirit of Time).Sometimes (especially in early use) written as two words or hyphenated. Frequently (and in early use usually) with capital initial. The defining spirit or mood of a particular period, esp. as reflected in the prevailing ideas, beliefs, and attitudes of the time; the social or cultural trends prevalent at a particular time. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > character or nature > [noun] > zeitgeist time-spirit1834 zeitgeist1848 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > idea, notion, or concept > [noun] > system of philosophyc1387 zeitgeist1848 thought model1891 1848 M. Arnold Let. Nov. (1932) 95 I..took up Obermann, and refuged myself with him..against your Zeit Geist. 1889 G. B. Shaw Let. Aug. (1965) I. 222 My business is to incarnate the Zeitgeist. 1946 W. H. Auden Litany & Anthem for S. Matthew's Day May we worship neither the flux of chance, nor the wheel of fortune, nor the spiral of the zeit-geist. 1972 Science 2 June 991/3 A clear mark of the Zeitgeist of the late 1960's and the 1970's is the increased demand for participation in decision-making by those affected by it. 2011 N. MacQueen Humanitarian Intervention & United Nations ii. 44 Fukuyama did capture the zeitgeist of the early post-cold war years, and his thinking both shaped and reflected a wider body of ideas. Derivatives ˈzeitgeisty adj. representative or characteristic of the prevailing spirit or mood of a particular time. ΚΠ 1966 A. Sarris in Art Voices Fall 22/1 What do we see in..those films that are considered most fashionable and zeitgeisty? 1997 Newsweek (Nexis) 15 Dec. 70 It's still a hell of a fun movie—a thrilling marriage of Zeitgeisty satire and timeless scare tactics. 2011 Harper's Bazaar (U.K. ed.) July 44/2 She goes on to point out that the zeitgeisty penchant for all things Seventies has led cool girls to start using her one-pieces as bodysuits for daytime. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848
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