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worldview

American  
[wurld-vyoo] / ˈwɜrldˌvju /
Or world view

noun

worldviews plural
  1. a comprehensive conception or philosophy of the universe and of humanity's relation to it.

    By examining certain foundational elements, we can unpack the concepts that dictate each individual’s worldview.


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Etymology

Origin of worldview

First recorded in 1845–50; translation of German Weltanschauung

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NASA’s Worldview tool, which publishes daily satellite imagery and wildfire data, detected a possible wildfire on San Clemente Island around 5:30 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

Young people within the evangelical movement attend sleep-away "Worldview Weekend" conferences.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2022

Nasa's Worldview Snapshots captured an image from space of the temperature inversion in Scotland on Saturday.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2021

Conducted by telephone and online in February 2021, the CRC’s second-annual American Worldview Inventory had an estimated maximum sampling error of plus or minus 2 percentage points, based on the 95% confidence interval.

From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2021

Shortly after arriving in Miami and joining the legions of Castro opponents there, Mr. Matos told Worldview magazine: “I differed from Fidel Castro because the original objective of our revolution was ‘Freedom or Death.’

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2016

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