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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This Indigenous worldview, though violently disrupted, was never erased.
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Dr. Carlos A Torre, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
There is a profound sadness in the way the ‘good people’ here settle on a version of truth that satisfies their own worldview.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
According to Buddhist worldviews, people are reborn in the hells when their bad karma severely outweighs their good karma.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
For me, the chance to step outside the narrowness of the American worldview at large—yes, even as many of us operate within rarefied cultural bubbles—was perhaps the most valuable takeaway (and many from our cohort remain in close contact).
—Catherine Taft, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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Dr. Carlos A Torre, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
There is a profound sadness in the way the ‘good people’ here settle on a version of truth that satisfies their own worldview.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
According to Buddhist worldviews, people are reborn in the hells when their bad karma severely outweighs their good karma.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
For me, the chance to step outside the narrowness of the American worldview at large—yes, even as many of us operate within rarefied cultural bubbles—was perhaps the most valuable takeaway (and many from our cohort remain in close contact).
—Catherine Taft, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Worldview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worldview. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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