worldview
Also found in: Thesaurus, Wikipedia.
world·view
(wûrld′vyo͞o′)n.
1. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world.
2. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group. In both senses also called Weltanschauung.
[Translation of German Weltanschauung.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Welt•an•schau•ung
(ˈvɛltˌɑnˌʃaʊ ʊŋ)n. German.
a comprehensive conception or image of the universe and of humanity's relation to it.
[literally, world-view]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Translations
maailmankatsomus