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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 definition: 1. the general set of ideas, beliefs, feelings, etc. that is typical of a particular period in…. Learn more.
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 is the spirit or essence of a particular time. In the 1920s, flappers and speakeasies contributed to that era's Zeitgeist.
ZEITGEIST meaning: 1. the general set of ideas, beliefs, feelings, etc. that is typical of a particular period in…. Learn more.
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.
In 18th- and 19th-century German philosophy, a Zeitgeist [1] (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. [2]
Zeitgeist definition: the spirit of the time; the general trend of thought, feeling, or tastes characteristic of a particular period of time. See examples of ZEITGEIST used in a sentence.
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.
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.”
