worldview
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of worldview
First recorded in 1845–50; translation of German Weltanschauung
Example Sentences
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To represent the essence of a listener's own worldview, or perhaps the essence of its polar opposite.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026
Testifying to Congress in 2008, Greenspan acknowledged that maybe self-regulation, that watchword of his economic worldview, didn’t work.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
For decades, the common assumption has been that science, technology and the secular worldview would progressively render religion obsolete.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Drake knows that a coherent worldview isn’t something he has to worry about.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
As he wrote to Ophelia, his goal was to translate his worldview into action, starting in Cange.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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