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
Adventure story, buddy flick, romance, and comedy all in one, Capra manages to weave several Depression-era subplots together to reveal the main characters’ worldviews.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2024
Over his years undercover, these competing instincts have turned the Captain into something of an ideal narrator, a truly neutral party who absorbs and reflects the worldviews of those around him.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
The Academy was founded in 1957 as the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, but increasingly takes a global worldview.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
For years, Hollywood for the most part insisted that stories should revolve around the victories and tribulations of white, straight men, even stories with the potential to expand one’s worldview.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Given a conflict that won’t manifest for centuries, the story becomes about which theories last—and how so many of the figures who come up with ingenious plans must learn to share them and convince others of their worldview.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024
He's not used to having to answer to anyone, especially someone like me who doesn't share his worldview, who doesn't look like him.
—Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
But the tumultuous years of the pandemic had shifted the Wall Street billionaire’s worldview.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
According to Mir, the group has sought to distinguish itself among jihadi fighters by adopting a radical Islamic worldview more militant and uncompromising than its rivals, including al-Qaida and the Taliban.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Mar. 2024
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2024
Over his years undercover, these competing instincts have turned the Captain into something of an ideal narrator, a truly neutral party who absorbs and reflects the worldviews of those around him.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
The Academy was founded in 1957 as the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, but increasingly takes a global worldview.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
For years, Hollywood for the most part insisted that stories should revolve around the victories and tribulations of white, straight men, even stories with the potential to expand one’s worldview.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Given a conflict that won’t manifest for centuries, the story becomes about which theories last—and how so many of the figures who come up with ingenious plans must learn to share them and convince others of their worldview.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024
He's not used to having to answer to anyone, especially someone like me who doesn't share his worldview, who doesn't look like him.
—Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
But the tumultuous years of the pandemic had shifted the Wall Street billionaire’s worldview.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
According to Mir, the group has sought to distinguish itself among jihadi fighters by adopting a radical Islamic worldview more militant and uncompromising than its rivals, including al-Qaida and the Taliban.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Mar. 2024
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“Worldview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worldview. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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