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Catholic Word of the Day: ZEITGEIST, 02-13-14
CCDictionary ^ | 02-13-14 | from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary

Posted on 02/13/2014 7:33:09 AM PST by Salvation

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ZEITGEIST

 

Spirit of the times. Used especially to explain why many people are so skeptical of the supernatural and so demanding that Christian faith and morals conform to the modern mentality.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.



TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; History; Theology
KEYWORDS: catholic
**Spirit of the times**

Applies, sadly, to many today.

1 posted on 02/13/2014 7:33:09 AM PST by Salvation
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To: Salvation

Oops, didn’t finish the title line. I’ll get it fixed.


2 posted on 02/13/2014 7:36:07 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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3 posted on 02/13/2014 7:46:54 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

Spirit of the times only. The add-on is just a functional example, and not the definition. Neither the world nor the word revolve around Catholicism.

The term Zeitgeist itself is neither negative or positive.


4 posted on 02/13/2014 7:51:33 AM PST by Usagi_yo (Standardization is an Evolutionary dead end.)
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