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Weltanschauung

[ velt-ahn-shou-oong ]

noun

, German.


Weltanschauung

/ ˈvɛltanʃauʊŋ /

noun

  1. a comprehensive view or personal philosophy of human life and the universe
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Weltanschauung1

First recorded in 1865–70; Welt “world” + Anschauung “view, conception, perception”; Anschauung ( def ); world ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Weltanschauung1

from Welt world + Anschauung view
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Example Sentences

And endlessly repeating the phrase so it goes does not a Weltanschauung make.

Weltanschauung refers to an apprehension, usually one stemming from a specific standpoint.

And no matter how autobiographical they may seem to be, Munch’s Weltanschauung embraces all mankind.

It was demeaning, to borrow a line from the poet A. R. Ammons, to allow one’s Weltanschauung to be noticeably wobbled.

We tried to find common ground, and we all got out of the conversation unscathed, but it was a microcosm of the polarization Americans have come to expect out of our country’s new political Weltanschauung.

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