world picture
world picture noun: a particular conception or idea of life; a worldview.
Noun
world picture (plural world pictures)
- A particular conception or idea of life; a worldview.
- Astrology was thus less a separate discipline than an aspect of a generally accepted world picture.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 275
- But painting a world picture of good and evil rather than trying understand and reconcile different races and religions is only going to make things worse.2006 December 20, Jackie Ashley, The Guardian
Forms of world picture
| plural | world pictures |
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Origin of world picture
From world + picture, probably after German Weltbild.
Questions about world picture
- What does world picture mean?
- World picture means a particular conception or idea of life; a worldview.
- What part of speech is world picture?
- World picture is a noun.
- What is the plural of world picture?
- The plural of world picture is world pictures.
Words near world picture in the dictionary
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