ZEITGEIST


Meaning of ZEITGEIST in English

ˈtsītˌgīst, ˈzīt- noun

( -s )

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: German, from zeit time (from Old High German zīt ) + geist spirit, from Old High German — more at tide , ghost

: the spirit of the time : the general intellectual and moral state or the trend of culture and taste characteristic of an era

the zeitgeist of these centuries … operated against the development of a pure science — J.K.Robertson

speed is a part of our zeitgeist ; it is basic … to our ability to produce — V.E.Leichty

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