world-view
n.
world-outlook, one's point of view of the world around
World view
A world view (or worldview) is a term
calqued from the
German word Weltanschauung Welt is the German word for 'world,' and Anschauung is the German word for 'view' or 'outlook'. It implies a concept fundamental to German
philosophy and
epistemology and refers to a wide world perception. Additionally, it refers to the framework of ideas and beliefs through which an individual interprets the
world and interacts in it. The German word is also in wide use in
English, as well as the translated form world outlook. (Compare with
ideology).
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world view
Noun
1. a comprehensive view of the world and human life
(synonym) Weltanschauung
(hypernym) position, view, perspective
(hyponym) clockwork universe
world view
Synonyms and related words:
Weltanschauung, articles of religion, body of ideas, catechism, climate, climate of opinion, credenda, credo, creed, cult, doctrinal statement, ethos, faith, formulated belief, gospel, ideology, intellectual climate, ism, moral climate, mores, norms, philosophy, political faith, political philosophy, religion, school, spiritual climate, system of belief, system of ideas, system of theories
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Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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