Etymology

spiritus mundi

Today it means: The spirit, outlook, point of view, or social and cultural values characteristic of an era of human history. Full definition →

Latin spīritus mundī
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromspīritus mundī
  2. English todayspiritus mundi

Unadapted borrowing from Latin spīritus mundī (literally “spirit of the world”).

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