Genius Loci Definition

jēnē-əs lōsī, -kē, -kī
noun
The general atmosphere of a place.
Webster's New World
The guardian deity of a place.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Genius Loci

Noun

Singular:
genius loci
Plural:
genii-loci, genii-locorum

Origin of Genius Loci

  • From Latin genius (“lar”) + locī (“of (a) place”), genitive singular form of locus (“place”, “location”) = “(guardian) spirit of a place”.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin genius locī genius spirit locī genitive sing. of locus place

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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