worldview
noun
world·view
ˈwərl(d)-ˌvyü 
: a comprehensive conception or apprehension of the world especially from a specific standpoint
called also weltanschauung
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The two groups have very different worldviews.
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What is at stake here is not merely a clash of competing worldviews but a question of women’s safety and their right to compete on a level playing field.
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Lisa Frizell, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Iran’s ruling system is often described in political terms, but critics and former insiders say its core is far more radical — a belief structure rooted in religious absolutism, messianic expectation and a worldview that leaves little room for compromise.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Cultural worldview diversity, however, has not kept pace.
—Gareth Barkin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
The clashing worldviews of secularism and Christianity are not simply competing outlooks — as though one were merely better than the other.
—James O. Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
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Lisa Frizell, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Iran’s ruling system is often described in political terms, but critics and former insiders say its core is far more radical — a belief structure rooted in religious absolutism, messianic expectation and a worldview that leaves little room for compromise.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Cultural worldview diversity, however, has not kept pace.
—Gareth Barkin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
The clashing worldviews of secularism and Christianity are not simply competing outlooks — as though one were merely better than the other.
—James O. Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Worldview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worldview. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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