thought-world
UK/ˈθɔːtwəːld/
thought-world noun: the world as seen in terms of the attitudes, belief systems, assumptions etc. of a given society or people.
Noun
thought-world (plural thought-worlds)
- The world as seen in terms of the attitudes, belief systems, assumptions etc. of a given society or people.
- What remains for scholars of Islam to achieve is the equivalent of Western Christian culture's patient analysis of the documents at the heart of Christian faith, to gain a clearer picture of the society and thought-world in which the Qur'an was created.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 256
Forms of thought-world
| plural | thought-worlds |
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Origin of thought-world
From thought + world. Compare German Gedankenwelt.
Questions about thought-world
- What does thought-world mean?
- Thought-world means the world as seen in terms of the attitudes, belief systems, assumptions etc. of a given society or people.
- What part of speech is thought-world?
- Thought-world is a noun.
- How do you pronounce thought-world?
- Thought-world is pronounced /ˈθɔːtwəːld/ (UK).
- What is the plural of thought-world?
- The plural of thought-world is thought-worlds.
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