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.
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Their Catholic faith shapes their worldview.
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Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Kramer and Fauci—their honorable disagreements, their curiosity about each other’s worldview, their good-faith debate—were the real show, all along.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
Kit is blind to Deano’s circumstances and is drawn to his friend’s energy and fearless worldview.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Exile is what the ex-Hasid experiences when, in response to her secular beliefs, she is expelled from her ultra-Orthodox community and thrown into a new environment that speaks in a different language, uses a different currency, and endorses a different worldview.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Kramer and Fauci—their honorable disagreements, their curiosity about each other’s worldview, their good-faith debate—were the real show, all along.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
Kit is blind to Deano’s circumstances and is drawn to his friend’s energy and fearless worldview.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Exile is what the ex-Hasid experiences when, in response to her secular beliefs, she is expelled from her ultra-Orthodox community and thrown into a new environment that speaks in a different language, uses a different currency, and endorses a different worldview.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Worldview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worldview. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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