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.
Recent Examples on the Web In this title, Zach becomes a key figure in allowing players to understand the worldview of VII. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024 The ear, Chambers reflected, evidenced a design that a materialist worldview such as communism, the worldview that was his own, could not explain. Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024 Rather, it’s perhaps best viewed as a complicated elegy for the country’s potential, a surrealist expression of mourning for an endangered worldview based on faith in the value of truth. Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024 Even when told the history of the slogan, Mr. Trump shrugged off the taint and embraced it as a pithy expression of his worldview. Peter Baker, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024 The Russian leader often bends history to his worldview. Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024 The fights can seem gratuitous, the music can grate, and they’re often wrapped in a kind of plush, cheery worldview that’s not just boring but also unrealistic. Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024 But their politics ultimately feed a worldview that’s inclusive, anti-colonial, and conscious of the ways that sectarianism has been used to break working-class solidarity. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2024 But Harris argued that a worldview that includes isolationism and support for authoritarian governments only weakens the United States and hurts its people. Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

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