Answer: zeitgeist

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ZEITGEISTPrevalent ideas and spirit of the time
ZEITGEISTSpirit of the times
ZEITGEISTPrevailing mood
ZEITGEISTSpirit of the time
ZEITGEISTClimate of an era
ZEITGEISTFashion of the times
ZEITGEISTSpirit of the age
zeitgeist(German) the general intellectual, moral and cultural climate of an era
zeitgeistThe defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time
zeitgeistthe spirit of the time.