Weltanschauung
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Welt·an·schau·ung
(vĕlt′än′shou′o͝ong)n. pl. Welt·an·schau·ungs or Welt·an·schau·ung·en (-o͝ong-ən)
See worldview.
[German : Welt, world (from Middle High German wërlt, from Old High German weralt; see wī-ro- in Indo-European roots) + Anschauung, view (from Middle High German anschouwunge, observation, mystical contemplation : an-, on, at from Old High German ana-; see anlage + schouwunge, look, from schouwen, to look at, from Old High German scouwōn).]
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Weltanschauung
(ˈvɛltanʃauʊŋ)n
(Philosophy) a comprehensive view or personal philosophy of human life and the universe
[from Welt world + Anschauung view]
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Welt•an•schau•ung
(ˈvɛltˌɑnˌʃaʊ ʊŋ)n. German.
a comprehensive conception or image of the universe and of humanity's relation to it.
[literally, world-view]
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weltanschauung
A German word meaning world view, used to mean someone’s philosophy of life.
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Noun | 1. | Weltanschauung - a comprehensive view of the world and human life perspective, view, position - a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view" clockwork universe - the view that the universe resembles a clock built by God and ticking along according to Newtonian mechanics |
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