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Genius loci   /dʒˈinjəs lˈoʊki/   Listen
Genius loci

noun
1.
The special atmosphere of a place.
2.
The guardian spirit of a place.





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"Genius loci" Quotes from Famous Books



... indicates. In the midst of this wreck of ancient books and utensils, with a gravity equal to Marius among the ruins of Carthage, sat a large black cat, which, to a superstitious eye, might have presented the genius loci, the tutelar demon of the apartment. The floor, as well as the table and chairs, was overflowed by the same mare magnum of miscellaneous trumpery, where it would have been as impossible to find any individual article wanted, as to put it ...
— The Antiquary, Complete • Sir Walter Scott


Words linked to "Genius loci" :   ambiance, atmosphere, guardian spirit, ambience, guardian angel


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