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Zeitgeist
Zeit·geist also zeit·geist Z0008500 (tsīt′gīst′, zīt′-)n. The spirit of the time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation: "A new cult of technological optimism has deeply embedded itself in the zeitgeist" (Sebastian Seung).
[German : Zeit, time (from Middle High German zīt, from Old High German; see dā- in Indo-European roots) + Geist, spirit; see poltergeist.]zeitgeist (ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪst) n (Historical Terms) the spirit, attitude, or general outlook of a specific time or period, esp as it is reflected in literature, philosophy, etc[C20: from German, literally: time spirit; see tide1, ghost]zeit•geist (ˈtsaɪtˌgaɪst)
n. the spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time. zeitgeistA German word meaning time spirit, used to mean the spirit of the age.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Zeitgeist - the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generationflavor, flavour, feel, spirit, smell, feeling, look, tone - the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" |
TranslationsZeitgeist
Zeitgeist (German) the spirit of a particular age. This is a term particularly employed in the study of 19th-century romanticism, and denotes the essential beliefs and feelings of a particular epoch. See also DILTHEY.zeitgeist
zeit·geist (zīt'gīst), In psychology, the climate of opinion, conventions of thought, covert influences, and unquestioned assumptions that are implicit in a given culture, the arts, or sciences at any point in time, and in which a person operates and thus is influenced. [Ger. zeit, time, + geist, spirit] Zeit·geist (zīt'gīst) psychology The climate of opinion, conventions of thought, covert influences, and unquestioned assumptions that are implicit in a given culture, the arts, or science at any time, and in which the individual person operates and thus is influenced. [Ger. Zeit, time, + Geist, spirit]zeitgeist (tsīt′gīst″) [Ger. Zeitgeist, spirit of the time] The spirit of the people, or trend of thought at a particular time.Zeitgeist
Words related to Zeitgeistnoun the spirit of the timeRelated Words- flavor
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- smell
- feeling
- look
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