Etymology

zeitgeist

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Today it means: The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period. Full definition →

German Zeitgeist
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  1. German · borrowed fromZeitgeist
  2. English todayzeitgeist

Unadapted borrowing from German Zeitgeist (literally “spirit of the age”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.