Weltanschauung (redirected from Weltanschauungen)

Welt·an·schau·ung  (vltänshoung)

n. pl. Welt·an·schau·ungs or Welt·an·schau·ung·en (-ng-n)

See worldview.

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[German : Welt, world (from Middle High German wërlt, from Old High German weralt; see w-ro- in Indo-European roots) + Anschauung, view (from Middle High German anschouwunge, observation, mystical contemplation : an-, on, at from Old High German ana-; see anlage + schouwunge, look from schouwen, to look at, from Old High German scouwn).]

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Weltanschauung - a comprehensive view of the world and human life world view perspective, view, position - a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view" clockwork universe - the view that the universe resembles a clock built by God and ticking along according to Newtonian mechanics