Weltgeist
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛltˌɡaɪ̯st/
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Noun
Weltgeist m (strong, genitive Weltgeistes or Weltgeists, no plural)
- world spirit; world soul
- Synonym: Weltseele
- 1941, Hermann Hesse, Stufen:
- Wir sollen heiter Raum um Raum durchschreiten, / An keinem wie an einer Heimat hängen, / Der Weltgeist will nicht fesseln uns und engen, / Er will uns Stuf' um Stufe heben, weiten.
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See also
Further reading
- Weltgeist on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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