Zeitgeist [TSahyt-gahyst]
noun. the spirit or essence of a particular time or era
"His years at MTV put him at the center of the pop culture zeitgeist for a time."
"The story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1980s."
"Woodstock was part of the Zeitgeist of the 1960s."
Origin: Mid 19th century: from German Zeitgeist, from Zeit 'time' + Geist 'spirit'.
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