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noun

worldview

noun
1
A person's or group's overall way of seeing and interpreting the world.
"Their travels broadened her worldview considerably."
"The novel explores a very bleak worldview."

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In plain EnglishThe lens through which someone understands and interprets everything around them.

Common pairings
shape a worldview broaden your worldview

Word Forms

worldviews plural

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Etymology

A direct translation of the German word "Weltanschauung" — "world" plus "view."

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