Zeitgeist
the spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time.
contemporary examples
health care: a critic’s index tunku varadarajan december 24, 2009
star trek: the reboot tom shone may 8, 2009
the cult web film that inspired loughner mich-lle goldberg january 12, 2011
the cult web film that inspired loughner mich-lle goldberg january 12, 2011
the cult web film that inspired loughner mich-lle goldberg january 12, 2011
historical examples
old fogy james huneker
the arena various
the rhythm of life alice meynell
after the rain sam vaknin
the convert elizabeth robins
noun
the spirit, att-tude, or general outlook of a specific time or period, esp as it is reflected in literature, philosophy, etc
n.
zeitgeist [(tseyt-geyst, zeyt-geyst)]
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