worldview

American  

[wurld-vyoo] / ˈwɜrldˌvyu /

Or world view

noun

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

Example Sentences

International organizations are run by a bureaucratic class with a relatively common worldview.

From The Wall Street Journal

It “inflated my worldview and my view of myself” almost instantly, he noted, which he believes drove him to a state of mania.

From Slate

He said there was currently a system where "one worldview is dominant".

From BBC

They can be scathingly ironic, alert to every hypocrisy that corroborates their cynical worldview, and even seductive in a perverse, power-mad way.

From Los Angeles Times

“To the victor nations go the spoils,” Anton wrote in a 2019 essay in Foreign Policy, crystallizing a worldview that sees international relations as zero-sum competition where might makes right.

From Salon

Related Words

• Weltanschauung
• perspective
• position
• view
• viewpoint