worldview

See also: world-view and world view

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Etymology

A calque of German Weltanschauung, equivalent to world + view.

Noun

worldview (plural worldviews)

  1. One's personal view of the world and how one interprets it.
  2. The totality of one's beliefs about reality.
  3. A general philosophy or view of life.
    The Elizabethan worldview differs from a modern worldview.

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