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Meaning of "zeitgeist" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ZEITGEIST

From German, literally: time spirit.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ZEITGEIST

zeitgeist  [ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZEITGEIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Zeitgeist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ZEITGEIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Zeitgeist

The Zeitgeist is the intellectual fashion or dominant school of thought that typifies and influences the culture of a particular period in time. For example, the Zeitgeist of modernism typified and influenced architecture, art, and fashion during much of the 20th century. The German word Zeitgeist is often attributed to the philosopher Georg Hegel, but he never actually used the word. In his works such as Lectures on the Philosophy of History, he uses the phrase der Geist seiner Zeit —for example, "no man can surpass his own time, for the spirit of his time is also his own spirit." Other philosophers who were associated with such ideas include Herder and Spencer and Voltaire. The concept contrasts with the Great Man theory popularized by Thomas Carlyle, which sees history as the result of the actions of heroes and geniuses. Hegel believed that art reflected, by its very nature, the culture of the time in which it is created. Culture and art are inextricable because an individual artist is a product of his or her time and therefore brings that culture to any given work of art.

Definition of zeitgeist in the English dictionary

The definition of zeitgeist in the dictionary is the spirit, attitude, or general outlook of a specific time or period, esp as it is reflected in literature, philosophy, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZEITGEIST


Antichrist
ˈæntɪˌkraɪst
Christ
kraɪst
diced
ˈdaɪst
feist
faɪst
geist
ɡaɪst
heist
haɪst
high-priced
ˌhaɪˈpraɪst
iced
aɪst
Kleist
klaɪst
low-priced
ˈləʊˌpraɪst
medium-priced
ˈmiːdɪəmˌpraɪst
overpriced
ˌəʊvəˈpraɪst
poltergeist
ˈpɒltəˌɡaɪst
priced
praɪst
spiced
ˈspaɪst
underpriced
ˌʌndəˈpraɪst
unpriced
ʌnˈpraɪst
unsliced
ʌnˈslaɪst
Zeist
zaɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZEITGEIST

zeds
zee
Zeebrugge
Zeeland
Zeelander
Zeeman effect
Zeffirelli
zein
Zeist
zeitgeber
zeitgeisty
zek
zel
zelatrix
zelkova
Zellweger
zelophobia
zelophobic
zeloso
zelotypia

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZEITGEIST

ableist
ageist
antitheist
atheist
canoeist
cueist
deist
henotheist
hygeist
hygieist
hylotheist
misoneist
monotheist
mythopoeist
nontheist
pantheist
pharmacopoeist
polytheist
theist
tritheist

Synonyms and antonyms of zeitgeist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «zeitgeist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZEITGEIST

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The translations of zeitgeist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «zeitgeist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

时代精神
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

zeitgeist
570 millions of speakers

English

zeitgeist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वर्तमान दौर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

روح العصر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дух времени
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

zeitgeist
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুগের ভাবধারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

zeitgeist
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zeitgeist
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zeitgeist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

時代精神
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시대 정신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Zeitgeist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiều hướng suy nghi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காலமாற்றங்களில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उमदा वाजवणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

genel görüş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

zeitgeist
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zeitgeist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дух часу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Zeitgeist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

zeitgeist
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zeitgeist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

zeitgeist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Zeitgeist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of zeitgeist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZEITGEIST»

The term «zeitgeist» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.815 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ZEITGEIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about zeitgeist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZEITGEIST»

Discover the use of zeitgeist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zeitgeist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Creativity in Science: Chance, Logic, Genius, and Zeitgeist
Yet the central thesis of this book is that the chance, logic, genius, and zeitgeist perspectives can be integrated into a single coherent theory of creativity in science.
Dean Keith Simonton, 2004
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Fashion zeitgeist: trends and cycles in the fashion system
Answering these questions and many more, this thought-provoking book shows how beauty, gender, sexuality, commerce, and dandyism have persisted in defining the fashion system.
Barbara Vinken, 2005
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Zeitgeist in Babel: The Postmodernist Controversy
"Untendentious and highly informative... " --Virginia Quarterly Review "... extremely useful and intellectually stimulating.
Ingeborg Hoesterey, 1991
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Zeitgeist
But Leggy’s G-7 Zeitgeist is in serious jeopardy, for in Istanbul his former partners are getting restless — and the G-7 girls are beginning to die.... From the Paperback edition.
Bruce Sterling, 2011
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Brand Zeitgeist: Embedding Brand Relationships Into the ...
"Trying to figure out how to connect with customers when traditional marketing has lost much of its value, and why 'connecting' is a whole lot more than today's buzzword? This is the book for you.
Chris Houchens, 2010
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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
Twentysomethings, brought up with divorce, Watergate and Three Mile Island, and scarred by the 80s fallout of yuppies, recession, crack and Ronald Reagan, they represent the new generation - Generation X. Fiercely suspicious of being lumped ...
Douglas Coupland, 2013
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Geist and Zeitgeist: The Spirit in an Unspiritual Age : Six ...
These six essays give us a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one of the twentieth century's most original thinkers.
Hermann Broch, 2002
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ZEITGEIST UND ZERRBILD: WORD, IMAGE AND IDEA
This book examines the defining trends in German politics, history and thought between the Napoleonic wars and 1848, and reflects on how they shaped the verbal and visual satire of the age.
Frazer Stephen Clark, 2006
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ZeitGeist: (A Brief Tale Of Fiction)
From giant opaqued penthouse windows he watched her return to the street.
David J. Dove, 2012
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Homosexuality: Explaining the Zeitgeist
I have heard many arguments, questions and comments in reference to homosexuality, and there is now a burden on my heart to express plainly how offensive this is in the sight of God.
Emmanuel M. Ekwo, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZEITGEIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term zeitgeist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Zeitgeist's 'The Submission' scratches below the surface of racial …
An unproduced playwright's frustration leads to a very, very bad idea in “The Submission.” The play by Jeff Talbott — produced by the Zeitgeist Stage Company ... «Boston Globe, May 15»
2
Baltimore Photographer Captures Zeitgeist
Baltimore Photographer Captures Zeitgeist. Devin Allen's Instagram account brings viewers to the streets of Baltimore. (Devin Allen/Instagram). A photograph on ... «WBUR, May 15»
3
Los Angeles Film Festival announces new Zeitgeist, Nightfall sections
This year's Los Angeles Film Festival will introduce two new competitive sections: Zeitgeist, dedicated to key trends, and Nightfall, showcasing genre films. «Los Angeles Times, Apr 15»
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Zeitgeist's 'Big Meal' leads the Norton nominations
A production by the tiny Zeitgeist Stage Company, “Big Meal,” leads the pack among individual shows with five nominations, while two ART productions (“The ... «Boston Globe, Apr 15»
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Berlin: Zeitgeist Books India's 'Court' for U.S. Release
Specialty distributor Zeitgeist Films will give a U.S. release to “Court,” an Indian film that has scooped several major festival circuit prizes since its debut last year ... «Variety, Feb 15»
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Watch: Alzheimer Nederland hijacks Google Zeitgeist 2014
A Dutch Alzheimer's charity, Alzheimer Nederland, has created a clever campaign riffing off the annual Google Zeitgeist video and hijacking the search giant's ... «Marketing, Dec 14»
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Zeitgeist Picks Up Israel's 'Zero'
Zeitgeist snapped up U.S. rights from the German sales group Match Factory, which is repping global sales at Cannes. The film, which will hit Israeli theaters in ... «Variety, May 14»
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Announcing the 6th Annual Global 'Zeitgeist Day' 2014 Symposium …
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recognized as one of the largest grassroots social movements in the world with Chapters in over ... «PR Newswire, Feb 14»
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Paranoia strikes deep in 'Neighbourhood'
But “Orwellian'' seems a better fit for “Neighbourhood Watch,'' Ayckbourn's 75th play, now at Zeitgeist Stage Company in a sharp and incisive production ... «Boston Globe, Feb 14»
10
Google Zeitgeist 2013 Commercial – What's the Song?
The Google Zeitgeist commercial is essentially Google's year in review for 2013, with images, videos and sound clips that defined the year on a global level. «PopCrush, Dec 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Zeitgeist [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/zeitgeist>. Apr 2024 ».
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