Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), author, biographer, and historian. From time + spirit, after German ZeitgeistZeitgeist.
Definition of time-spirit in US English:
time-spirit
nounˈtʌɪmˌspɪrɪt
Zeitgeist.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), author, biographer, and historian. From time + spirit, after German Zeitgeist Zeitgeist.