'Zeitgeist' definitions:

Definition of 'Zeitgeist'

From: WordNet
noun
The spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation

Definition of 'Zeitgeist'

From: GCIDE
  • Zeitgeist \Zeit"geist`\, n. [G.; zeit time + geist spirit. See Tide, n.; Ghost, n.] The spirit of the time; the general intellectual and moral state or temper characteristic of any period of time. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]