variants:
or less commonly weltanschauung
Definition of Weltanschauung
: a comprehensive conception or apprehension of the world especially from a specific standpoint : worldview
… she possesses a weltanschauung that is unremittingly positive …— Leonore Fleischer In my personal Weltanschauung, there is nothing wrong with arm hair, giant headphones are silly and skin-lightening products are creepy and grim.— Victoria Coren Mitchell "… We thought we could make things better for everyone. I shared that whole Kennedy-era Weltanschauung. …"— Jim McBride … British bloggers and readers are far more familiar with the American Weltanschauung. But are we also starting to write like Americans?— Daniel Hannan
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The first known use of Weltanschauung was in 1868
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