Despite the Zeitgeist [1] of naming things after war or terrorism [2] hopefully words still have meaning [3]. [1]: spirit of the times/current fashion/popular

Despite the Zeitgeist [1] of naming things after war or terrorism [2] hopefully words still have meaning [3]. [1]: spirit of the times/current fashion/popular tendencies [2]: which causes war/terrorism to lose meaning because it refers to everything [3]: compare with [2]