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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My worldview is equal, united, and international.
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Washington’s top diplomat on Saturday emphasized that the US is not looking to abandon the transatlantic alliance — so long as Europe shifts closer to the American worldview.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Heathcliff is an object of desire and Fennell’s desires cannot extend beyond her worldview, and clearly, that world is very white.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 12 Feb. 2026
At more than one of those stranger funerals, Harold meets Maude, equally taken with the subject of death but embracing it with a much more generous, compassionate worldview.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Washington’s top diplomat on Saturday emphasized that the US is not looking to abandon the transatlantic alliance — so long as Europe shifts closer to the American worldview.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Heathcliff is an object of desire and Fennell’s desires cannot extend beyond her worldview, and clearly, that world is very white.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 12 Feb. 2026
At more than one of those stranger funerals, Harold meets Maude, equally taken with the subject of death but embracing it with a much more generous, compassionate worldview.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for worldview
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“Worldview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worldview. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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