What is a Zeitgeist ?

Question

What is a Zeitgeist ?

Answer 1

I'm not sure but I to belive that this

is German

Answer 2

There is no such thing as a Zeitgeist - zeitgeist is the general mindset of an age i.e. overly moralistic in victorian britain or that brute force and brawn will win in the Viking age.

Answer 3

"Spirit of the time" in german

Answer 4

Zeitgeist (pronounced [ˈt͡saɪtgaɪst] (help·info)) is originally a German expression that means "the spirit of the age", literally translated as time (Zeit), spirit (Geist)". In some countries it has a different meaning; e.g. in the Netherlands Zeitgeist literally refers to the mind of the time (tijdsgeest), and mind is understood as the mental spirit (state of mind). The word zeitgeist describes the intellectual and cultural climate of an era. In German, the word has more layers of meaning than the English translation, including the fact that Zeitgeist can only be observed for past events.

Answer 5

the spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time.