worldview
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worldview
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A calque of German Weltanschauung, equivalent to world + view.
noun worldviews · world-view · world view
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An individual's, ingroup's or society's view of the world and how it is to be interpreted.
Near-synonym: cosmovision
Similar: cosmovision
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The totality of one's beliefs about reality.
Near-synonym: cosmology
Similar: cosmology
- A general philosophy or view of life. The Elizabethan worldview differs from a modern worldview.
Similar: weltanschauung, philosophy, belief system
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: world-view, belief, vision, outlook, philosophy, ideology, viewpoint, perception, perspective, conception, mindset, weltanschauung, understanding, belief system, standpoint, paradigm
noun
Similar: weltanschauung, philosophy, belief system
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noun personal view of the world
| Español | cosmovisión, mundovisión, visión del mundo, forma de ver el mundo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 세계관 segyegwan |
| 日本語 | 世界観 sekaikan |
| 中文 | 世界觀 /世界观 shìjièguān |
| हिन्दी | विश्वदृष्टि viśvadŕṣṭi, विश्व-दृष्टिकोण viśva-dŕṣṭikoṇ |
| Português | visão de mundo, mundividência, cosmovisão |
| Français | vision du monde |
| Deutsch | Weltanschauung, Weltbild |
| Italiano | Weltanschauung, visione del mondo, concezione del mondo |
| Ελληνικά | κοσμοθεωρία kosmotheoría, κοσμοείδωλο kosmoeídolo |
| Română | weltanschauung, concepție despre lume |
| Русский | мировосприя́тие mirovosprijátije, мироощуще́ние mirooščuščénije |
| Tiếng Việt | thế giới quan |
| العربية | رُؤْيَةٌ كَوْنِيَّة ruʔyatun kawniyya, رُؤْيَةُ الْعَالَم ruʔyatu l-ʕālam |
| עברית | הַשְׁקָפַת עוֹלָם |
noun totality of one's beliefs about reality
| 한국어 | 세계관 segyegwan |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 世界観 sekaikan |
| 中文 | 世界觀 /世界观 shìjièguān |
| Deutsch | Weltbild |
| Italiano | modo di vedere |
| Ελληνικά | κοσμοθεωρία kosmotheoría |
| Русский | мировоззре́ние mirovozzrénije |
noun general philosophy or view of life
| 한국어 | 세계관 segyegwan |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 世界観 sekaikan |
| 中文 | 世界觀 /世界观 shìjièguān |
| Deutsch | Weltanschauung |
| Italiano | modo di vedere |
| Ελληνικά | κοσμοείδωλο kosmoeídolo |
| Русский | мировоззре́ние mirovozzrénije |
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title = {worldview},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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