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Synonyms for zeitgeist

Grammar : Noun
Spell : tsahyt-gahyst
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtsaɪtˌgaɪst

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Définition of zeitgeist

Origin :
  • 1848, from German Zeitgeist, literally "spirit of the age," from Zeit "time" (see tide) + Geist "spirit" (see ghost).
  • noun spirit of the time
Example sentences :
  • Where should I go for tea and for news of the workings of the Zeitgeist?'
  • Extract from : « The Convert » by Elizabeth Robins
  • All this was but a part and parcel of the times—an index of the Zeitgeist.
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14) » by Elbert Hubbard
  • The authors and thinkers themselves have been the first to feel the Zeitgeist.
  • Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
  • That the young are the only bridge to the promised land of the zeitgeist of capitalism.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • The new era or Zeitgeist is putting its stamp on all its peoples.
  • Extract from : « The New Stone Age in Northern Europe » by John M. Tyler
  • Zeitgeist: The things that everybody believes, but that nobody understands.
  • Extract from : « The Roycroft Dictionary » by Elbert Hubbard
  • The Zeitgeist (the Spirit of the Time) resided in, was personified in, and radiated from him.
  • Extract from : « The Brighton Road » by Charles G. Harper
  • Well, the Zeitgeist was descending upon Polchester, and Ronder was its agent.
  • Extract from : « The Cathedral » by Sir Hugh Walpole
  • I'll not quote the Latin—it would be classic, and to be classic is against the regulations of the Zeitgeist.
  • Extract from : « Papers and proceedings of the thirty-fifth general meeting of the American Library Association, 1913 » by Various
  • The pamphlets, periodicals, and books are the crystals wherein the Zeitgeist of the 18th century is preserved.
  • Extract from : « Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre » by Voltairine de Cleyre

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