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

The models who went all the way were the ones who ceded to Banks’s worldview, who agreed to have their hair dyed and their teeth messed with and their bodies altered. —Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026

Modest fluctuations in oil prices don't count for much in that worldview. —Matt Peterson, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026

People often believe what aligns with their worldview, even when labels suggest caution. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026

At the dinner table, surrounded by financiers, politicians, and tech founders, the conversation drifts casually toward breeding, inheritance, and the preservation of elite bloodlines, revealing the worldview quietly underwriting the entire power structure. —Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 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