worldview

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person's personal view of the world and how one interprets it; any ingroup's or society's mainstream view thereof.
  2. The totality of one's beliefs about reality.
  3. A general philosophy or view of life.

Pronunciation

en-us-worldview.ogg

Word forms

worldview worldviews world-view world view

Etymology

A calque of German Weltanschauung, equivalent to world + view.

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