GENIUS LOCI


Meaning of GENIUS LOCI in English

-ˈlōˌsī, -ˌsē, -ˌkē noun

Etymology: Latin

1. : a tutelary diety or spirit of a place

a priest or prophet who serves … the genius loci — Hibbert Journal

2. : the cluster of associations identified with a place : pervading spirit

whoso hurries unduly will never catch the genius loci of these regions — Norman Douglas

its genius loci … eluded the researchers altogether — Times Literary Supplement

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.