Geistesgeschichte
German, noun[ˈɡaɪ̯stəsɡəˌʃɪçtə]
Geistesgeschichte is spelled G-E-I-S-T-E-S-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E (17 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,012th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geistesgeschichte is a German feminine noun meaning “intellectual history; history of ideas: the methodical study of the origin, development, transmission, and effect of intellectual ideas –…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “historische Entwicklung/Geschichte der Denkweisen”.
What does Geistesgeschichte mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineintellectual history; history of ideas: the methodical study of the origin, development, transmission, and effect of intellectual ideas – such as those of religion, philosophy, science, etc. – throughout the history of a nation or epoch.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. historische Entwicklung/Geschichte der Denkweisen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Geistesgeschichte
- Geistesgeschichten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geistesgeschichte?
- [ˈɡaɪ̯stəsɡəˌʃɪçtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Geistesgeschichte in German?
Geistesgeschichte appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).