"genius loci" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɛnɪˌʊs ˈloʊki/ [General-American], /ˈd͡ʒinjəs ˈloʊkaɪ/ [General-American], /ˈd͡ʒinjəs ˈloʊsaɪ/ [General-American], /ˈɡɛnɪˌʊs ˈləʊki/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈd͡ʒinjəs ˈləʊkaɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈd͡ʒinjəs ˈləʊsaɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: genii loci [plural], genii locorum [plural]
enPR: gĕʹnĭo͝os' lōʹki [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin genius loci (“tutelary deity of a/the place”), from the singular genitive form of locus (“place”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{lbor|en|la|genius loci||tutelary deity of a/the place}} Learned borrowing from Latin genius loci (“tutelary deity of a/the place”), {{m|la|locus||place}} locus (“place”) Head templates: {{head|en|noun|plural|genii loci|or|genii locorum}} genius loci (plural genii loci or genii locorum)
  1. (Roman mythology) The minor deity or spirit watching over a particular place. Tags: Roman Categories (topical): Roman mythology, Spiritualism Hypernyms: tutelary deity and Thesaurus:spirit Hyponyms: genius locorum (english: overseeing multiple places) Related terms: genius hominis (english: overseeing a person), genius familiae (english: overseeing a family) Translations (deity or spirit overseeing a place): 場所精神 (Chinese Mandarin), 场所精神 (Chinese Mandarin), 场所精神 (chǎngsuǒ jīngshén) (Chinese Mandarin), 地霊 (chirei) (alt: ちれい) (Japanese), duch miejsca [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-genius_loci-en-noun-1bJsDwKV Disambiguation of Spiritualism: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 76 24 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'deity or spirit overseeing a place': 90 10
  2. (figuratively) The spirit or atmosphere of a place, especially conceived as a source of artistic inspiration. Tags: figuratively Synonyms (inspirational atmosphere): geist, muse, ambience
    Sense id: en-genius_loci-en-noun-aiaE~b64 Disambiguation of 'inspirational atmosphere': 12 88

Inflected forms

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