worldview
noun
world·view
ˈwərl(d)-ˌvyü 
: 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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History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and rebury Indigenous human remains, revealing the still-pervasive worldviews that justified their collection in the first place.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Still learning, still moving For all his impatience with American institutions — corporate, political, technological — Burke’s worldview is ultimately an optimistic one, grounded less in ideology than in a belief that self-improvement is always available to anyone willing to do the work.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Disinformation plays a particularly important role in the context of social media communities, where people are exposed to large amounts of disinformation and are sealed off from other sources that might challenge their worldview.
—James Piazza, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
The tension between the movement and its critics often felt like a clash of opposing worldviews.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Still learning, still moving For all his impatience with American institutions — corporate, political, technological — Burke’s worldview is ultimately an optimistic one, grounded less in ideology than in a belief that self-improvement is always available to anyone willing to do the work.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Disinformation plays a particularly important role in the context of social media communities, where people are exposed to large amounts of disinformation and are sealed off from other sources that might challenge their worldview.
—James Piazza, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
The tension between the movement and its critics often felt like a clash of opposing worldviews.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Worldview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worldview. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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