Weltanschauung

[ velt-ahn-shou-oong ]

nounGerman.

Origin of Weltanschauung

1
First recorded in 1865–70; Welt “world” + Anschauung “view, conception, perception”; cf. Anschauung; see also world

Words Nearby Weltanschauung

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How to use Weltanschauung in a sentence

  • Surely the legitimate province of 'personalism' lies in the region of general ideas, or rather in the Weltanschauung as a whole.

    Outspoken Essays | William Ralph Inge
  • In Germany every one sports his Weltanschauung, his personal interpretation of life and its meanings.

    Ivory Apes and Peacocks | James Huneker
  • Only by applying the Marxian philosophy of history can we upset the bourgeois Weltanschauung.'

    Ghetto Comedies | Israel Zangwill

British Dictionary definitions for Weltanschauung

Weltanschauung

/ German (ˈvɛltanʃauʊŋ) /


noun
  1. a comprehensive view or personal philosophy of human life and the universe

Origin of Weltanschauung

1
from Welt world + Anschauung view

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