zeitgeist

German word for "the spirit of the times": the mindset governing a particular historical epoch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zen Buddhism

A mystical school of Buddhism, flourishing originally in Japan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zeus

The chief Greek deity, a sky god with the power of lightning and thunder; the ruler of Olympus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

the zodiac

1 An imaginary belt in the heavens extending for about eight degrees on either side of the apparent path of the sun and including the paths of the moon and the principal planets: it is divided into twelve equal parts, or signs, each named for a different constellation

2 a figure or diagram representing the zodiac and its signs: used in astrology [New World Dictionary].