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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Each held fast to a worldview until a crisis or revelation broke it apart.
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Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
The singer reflected on how the experience has affected her worldview.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
In this worldview, there is no continuity to the presidency, no semi-permanent culture, no ivy plant that sustains through three generations and a dozen presidencies.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2025
Angel’s pitch to investors is that audiences in middle America, the same group that Taylor Sheridan tapped to create his Yellowstone television empire, will flock to faith-friendly movies that embrace a more conservative worldview.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
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Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
The singer reflected on how the experience has affected her worldview.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
In this worldview, there is no continuity to the presidency, no semi-permanent culture, no ivy plant that sustains through three generations and a dozen presidencies.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2025
Angel’s pitch to investors is that audiences in middle America, the same group that Taylor Sheridan tapped to create his Yellowstone television empire, will flock to faith-friendly movies that embrace a more conservative worldview.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Worldview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worldview. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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