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Weltanschauung

[ velt-ahn-shou-oo ng ]

/ ˈvɛltˌɑnˌʃaʊ ʊŋ /

noun German.

a comprehensive conception or image of the universe and of humanity's relation to it.

Origin of Weltanschauung

literally, world-view

Example sentences from the Web for weltanschauung

Obamacare is an existential threat to their Weltanschauung, their idea of America?

Enough Already on HealthCare.gov. Don’t You Remember Medicare Part D? |Michael Tomasky |October 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
If you favor Swift, you are embracing a Weltanschauung that says that all of life is a high-school melodrama.

Battle of the Blondes |Bryan Curtis |January 28, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
It forms an essential part of the philosophy of life, the Weltanschauung of every patriotic Prussian.

German Problems and Personalities |Charles Sarolea
Moritz Carrire, Weltanschauung der Reformationszeit, p. 470.

Giordano Bruno |James Lewis McIntyre

Weltanschauung: one's philosophy or conception of the universe and of life (cf. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary).

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin
In Germany every one sports his Weltanschauung, his personal interpretation of life and its meanings.

Ivory Apes and Peacocks |James Huneker
There is no doubt that our time presses on, with all its powerful internal energies, away from this Weltanschauung of yesterday.

International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I |Various

British Dictionary definitions for weltanschauung

Weltanschauung

/ German (ˈvɛltanʃauʊŋ) /

noun

a comprehensive view or personal philosophy of human life and the universe

Word Origin for Weltanschauung

from Welt world + Anschauung view