worldview

noun

world·​view ˈwərl(d)-ˌvyü How to pronounce worldview (audio)
: a comprehensive conception or apprehension of the world especially from a specific standpoint

called also weltanschauung

Examples of worldview in a Sentence

The two groups have very different worldviews.
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According to Ukraine’s air force, 61 drones were destroyed and 42 were lost, likely due to electronic jamming. Deepen your worldview with Monitor Highlights. Volodymyr Yurchuk and Elise Morton, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Jan. 2025 As Uranus enters your ninth house of self-discovery, however, expect the unexpected in your worldview not to mention a thirst for new experiences. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025 Along the way, Elwood’s sense of political activism clashes with Turner’s cynicism and smaller, less hopeful worldview. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025 Instead, the Shakespearean actor focuses all his energy on showing us a character who refuses to recognize the futility of his own worldview and keeps raging through failure after failure in pursuit of an impossible goal. Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for worldview 

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of worldview was in 1848

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“Worldview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worldview. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.

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