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weltanschauung

/ˈvɛlt.ɑːnˌʃaʊ.ʊŋ/

weltanschauung noun: a person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.

Noun

weltanschauung (plural weltanschauungs or weltanschauungen)

  1. A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.
    • Your background and experiences must give you a unique weltanschauung.

Forms of weltanschauung

pluralweltanschauungs
pluralweltanschauungen

Origin of weltanschauung

Unadapted borrowing from German Weltanschauung.

Questions about weltanschauung

What does weltanschauung mean?
Weltanschauung means a person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.
What part of speech is weltanschauung?
Weltanschauung is a noun.
How do you pronounce weltanschauung?
Weltanschauung is pronounced /ˈvɛlt.ɑːnˌʃaʊ.ʊŋ/.
What is the plural of weltanschauung?
The plural of weltanschauung is weltanschauungs.

Words near weltanschauung in the dictionary

  1. Welshwoman
  2. Welshwomen
  3. Welshy
  4. welsium
  5. welt
  6. weltanschauung
  7. weltanschauungen
  8. weltanschauungs
  9. Weltansicht
  10. Weltansichts
  11. Weltbild

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