weltanschauung

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Definition of weltanschauung in English English dictionary: a person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview
Your background and experiences must give you a unique weltanschauung.; a persons or a groups conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview; {i} world-view (German); Weltanschauung is the combination of the German words Welt meaning "world" and anschauen meaning "to view " One's weltanschauung is one's fundamental beliefs about the world and life In English the term is often represented by the phrase "world and life view "; world view; a conception of the course of events in, and of the purpose of, the world as a whole, forming a philosophical view or apprehension of the universe; the general idea embodied in a cosmology; A German word to describe the concept of a worldview; a comprehensive view of the world and human life; A comprehensive world view, a philosophy of life; – The way a system is viewed by different parties; Lit

weltanschauung

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Welt·an·schau·ung

[ 'velt-"än-"shau-&[ng] ] (noun.) 1868. German Weltanschauung

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