geistig

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German

Etymology

From Geist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɪ̯stɪç/, /ˈɡaɪ̯stɪk/
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  • Hyphenation: geis‧tig

Adjective

geistig (strong nominative masculine singular geistiger, not comparable)

  1. mental
    geistige Prozesse.mental processes.
  2. intellectual
  3. spiritual
    • 1930, Paul Joachimsen, “Der Humanismus und die Entwicklung des deutschen Geistes”, in Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Geistesgeschichte, 8, page 419:
      Humanismus soll eine geistige Bewegung sein, die in einem Drang nach Wiederbelebung des klassischen Altertums wurzelt.
      Humanism shall be a spiritual movement that is rooted in an urge for the revival of the classical antiquity.

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Further reading

  • geistig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • geistig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • geistig” in Duden online