weltanschauung

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weltanschauung

  • /ˈvɛlt.ɑːnˌʃaʊ.ʊŋ/
  • /-æn-/
  • /-əŋ/

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Unadapted borrowing from German Weltanschauung.

noun weltanschauungs · weltanschauungen

  1. A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview. Your background and experiences must give you a unique weltanschauung.

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"weltanschauung." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/weltanschauung. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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weltanschauung. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/weltanschauung

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"weltanschauung." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/weltanschauung.

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@misc{weltanschauung_2026,
  title = {weltanschauung},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/weltanschauung},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}