Weltanschauung

[ velt-ahn-shou-oong ]

noun

, German.

1. worldview ( def ).

Weltanschauung

/ ˈvɛltanʃauʊŋ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Weltanschauung¹

First recorded in 1865–70; Welt “world” + Anschauung “view, conception, perception”; Anschauung ( def ); world ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Weltanschauung¹

from Welt world + Anschauung view

Example Sentences

McLaren notes "Trump is speaking to an audience that since 2016 has come to share Trump’s worldview, his political intuition, his apprehension of the world, what the Germans call Weltanschauung and has created a visceral, almost savage bond with the aspiring dictator."

From Salon

Nestled at one end of Dorchester in Dorset, southwest England, Poundbury is the embodiment of the king’s singular Weltanschauung, a community built from scratch on 400 acres of farmland owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, the royal estate.

From New York Times

Having become a process server, a job he finds emotionally satisfying, he’s drafted by Abby in the opening episode to be her courtroom’s one and only public defender, which makes no great sense yet suits the whimsical nature of this satisfying show, which successfully realizes the essence, the rhythms, the gentle humor, the gestalt, the Weltanschauung of a 1980s sitcom.

From Los Angeles Times

This was called Weltanschauung, or “worldview.”

From Literature

But as so often happens in the Marvel Cinematic Weltanschauung — often enough to keep even skeptics from giving up on the enterprise entirely — there is an inkling of something more interesting, in this case a Sam Raimi movie.

From New York Times

Related Words

• perspective
• position
• view
• viewpoint