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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Travel opportunities, across the state, the country and the globe, provide chances to learn new ideas and perspectives, contributing to a worldview that can shape paths moving forward. —Neeli Bendapudi, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

By answering these big, existential questions, worldviews can help manage anxiety. —Daryl Van Tongeren, Fortune, 12 June 2026

Just as astronomers use telescopes to examine celestial objects light-years away, novelists can invoke imagined civilizations to reveal truths closer to home, in part by forcing their characters into contact with alien environments and worldviews. —Alexandra Oliva, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

To Crowley and Dixit, their multispecies map is a natural extension of this worldview by identifying places meaningful to Penryn’s nonhuman residents and visitors. —Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for worldview

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou