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

Putin was Maduro’s ally, but allies come and go; worldviews, and the desire to force the world to conform to them, stay. —M. Gessen, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026

Voters forget scandals that should matter but vividly remember ones that fit their partisan worldview, sometimes even when memory contradicts fact. —Brandon Rottinghaus, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026

The preacher and the doctrine Rusty Yates was a follower of Woroniecki, who regularly traveled to college campuses and large events to spread his teachings, which would profoundly shape the Yates family’s worldview. —Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 6 Jan. 2026

There is a curious absence of any patience in exploring the forces shaping their unsettlingly growing worldview. —Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Jan. 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