Weltanschauung

[velt-ahn-shou-oo ng]

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noun German.

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

Origin of Weltanschauung

literally, world-view

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Examples from the Web for weltanschauung

Contemporary Examples

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
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

Historical Examples

Moritz Carrire, Weltanschauung der Reformationszeit, p. 470.
Giordano Bruno
James Lewis McIntyre
The reference is to attitudinal response, to Weltanschauung.
Piper in the Woods
Philip K. Dick
I give the name of ‘radical empiricism’ to my Weltanschauung.
Essays in Radical Empiricism
William James
For many years past my mind has been growing into a certain type of Weltanschauung.
Essays in Radical Empiricism
William James
It forms an essential part of the philosophy of life, the Weltanschauung of every patriotic Prussian.
German Problems and Personalities
Charles Sarolea

British Dictionary definitions for weltanschauung

Weltanschauung

noun

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

Word Origin

from Welt world + Anschauung view

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for weltanschauung

n.

1868, from German Weltanschauung, from welt "world" (see world) + anschauung "perception" (related to English show).

Weltanschauung

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Examples from the Web for weltanschauung

Contemporary Examples

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

If you favor Swift, you are embracing a Weltanschauung that says that all of life is a high-school melodrama.

Historical Examples

Moritz Carrire, Weltanschauung der Reformationszeit, p. 470.

The reference is to attitudinal response, to Weltanschauung.

I give the name of ‘radical empiricism’ to my Weltanschauung.

For many years past my mind has been growing into a certain type of Weltanschauung.

It forms an essential part of the philosophy of life, the Weltanschauung of every patriotic Prussian.

Weltanschauung

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for weltanschauung

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Origin of Weltanschauung