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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.


Etymology

Origin of worldview

First recorded in 1845–50; translation of German Weltanschauung

Example Sentences

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“That’s their worldview, and navigating life as a Black woman, you’re going to experience micro- and macroaggressions,” she says.

From MarketWatch

Christof Koch, a leading consciousness researcher and primary source in Pollan’s book, began his career as a strict materialist, believing everything could be explained using the standard scientific worldview.

From Los Angeles Times

Fundamental to Clark’s investment worldview is his conviction that “the era of capital abundance has ended” and global markets are adjusting towards a new epoch of capital scarcity.

From MarketWatch

What’s so bewitching about Mexico City, and the country at large, Iñárritu thinks, is the people’s worldview and how they confront their realities.

From Los Angeles Times

In that story, about the actor and his friend and collaborator Charlie Kaufman and Kaufman’s stop-motion animation film “Anomalisa,” a Times staff writer described Noonan: “Like Kaufman, he has a dark worldview, an idiosyncratic sensibility, blackly comic thoughts and, at times, an endearing crankiness.”

From Los Angeles Times