Gesinnung

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German

 Gesinnung on German Wikipedia

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈzɪnʊŋ/
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Noun

Gesinnung f (genitive Gesinnung, plural Gesinnungen)

  1. mentality, attitude
    • 1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 131:
      Ich mache aus meinem Herzen keine Mördergrube, ich halte das nicht für deutsch. Volksküchen gründen, meinetwegen; aber das beste Futter für das Volk ist eine gute Gesinnung.
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Further reading

  • Gesinnung” in Duden online
  • Gesinnung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache