tijdgeest

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • the intellectual and spiritual trend or way of thinking in a society at a given time or age; zeitgeist

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish tijd (time, period, era, age) + Dutch, Flemish geest (spirit, ghost, mind, vapour, heathland, breath, heath, Holy Spirit).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

geest

Gloss

spirit, ghost, mind, vapour, heathland, breath, heath, Holy Spirit

Concept
Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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息

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