Definition of worldview
: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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Also in the episode: teens weigh in on their own relationships with their devices; and the hosts reflect on the influences that shaped the worldview of their respective generations, and on parenting in the age of the smartphone.
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May God (or natural selection — depending on your worldview) bless you all.
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Still, there are reasons to believe Bannon’s core worldview will outlast him.
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Even the desserts, from pastry chef all-star Melissa Chou, feel seamlessly dialed into Jew’s worldview.
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The writers even declare that the worldview of American evangelical and hard-line Catholics, which is based on a literal interpretation of the Bible, is ‘not too far apart’ from jihadists.
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While human bias and cognitive dissonance are nothing new, the council’s blatant disregard for any viewpoint or data that contradict their preconceived worldview is astounding.
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But really, his indelible worldview—and the accomplishments that have come with it—started back then, when Westbrook and his friends adopted it to help them stay positive and find a way out of inner-city Los Angeles.
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Surrounded by nested, winding walls, these pillars suggest a complex spiritual worldview shared by hunter-gatherers in the region who added to it for roughly 1,600 years.
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First Known Use of worldview
1848
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: the way someone thinks about the world
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