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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSpirit-of-the-age
/ˈspɪr.ɪt.əv.ði.eɪdʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The prevailing trend of thought, feeling, and sentiment characteristic of a particular period of time.
"The radical art and literature of the 1920s perfectly captured the spirit-of-the-age following the devastation of World War I." - 2
The general moral and intellectual state of a culture during a specific era.
"To understand the political upheaval, one must analyze the prevailing spirit-of-the-age."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
This term is a direct loan translation of the German philosophical concept 'Zeitgeist', popularized in English during the 19th century. It combines the ordinary English words 'spirit', 'of', 'the', and 'age' to capture the intangible intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of a particular historical period.
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esprit du temps
Transliteration: ɛs.pʁi dy tɑ̃
"Cette mode reflète parfaitement l'esprit du temps."
Zeitgeist
Transliteration: ˈtsaɪtˌɡaɪst
"Der Roman fängt den Zeitgeist der neunziger Jahre ein."
spirito del tempo
Transliteration: ˈspi.ri.to del ˈtɛm.po
"L'opera d'arte cattura lo spirito del tempo."
espíritu de la época
Transliteration: esˈpi.ɾi.tu de la ˈe.po.ka
"El cine actual refleja el espíritu de la época."
espírito da época
Transliteration: isˈpi.ɾi.tu dɐ ˈɛ.pɔ.kɐ
"O livro resume bem o espírito da época."
युगचेतना
Transliteration: yug-chetana
"यह उपन्यास आधुनिक युगचेतना को दर्शाता है।"
时代精神
Transliteration: shídài jīngshén
"这部电影完美地体现了时代精神。"
시대정신
Transliteration: sidae-jeongsin
"그 소설은 당시의 시대정신을 잘 보여준다."
時代精神
Transliteration: jidai seishin
"その芸術家は常に時代の精神を表現しようとした。"
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