
Meaning of ZEITGEIST
| Pronunciation: | | 'zIt`gIst
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation |
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| | See Also: | | feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tone | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Zeit"geist`\, n. [G.; zeit time + geist spirit. See
{Tide}, n.; {Ghost}, n.]
The spirit of the time; the general intellectual and moral
state or temper characteristic of any period of time.
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