worldview

worldview noun: an individual's, ingroup's or society's view of the world and how it is to be interpreted.

Noun

worldview (plural worldviews)

An individual's, ingroup's or society's view of the world and how it is to be interpreted.
- Near-synonym: cosmovision
- According to the BfV, the JA promotes an ethno-nationalist worldview that ostracizes anyone who is not a native, white German.2023 May 24, Nadine Schmidt and Sophie Tanno, “Germany intensifies scrutiny of far-right AfD, labeling its youth wing ‘extremist’”, in CNN
Synonyms:

cosmovision
The totality of one's beliefs about reality.
- Near-synonym: cosmology
Synonyms:

cosmology
A general philosophy or view of life.
- The Elizabethan worldview differs from a modern worldview.
- Human beings feel safe and secure when they can stand confidently in the center of things, either in the center of an age or in the center of a class of people with a common world-view, but when they come to an edge, they feel nervous and unsettled.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light:Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, page 7

personal view of the world: विश्वदृष्टि viśvadŕṣṭi, विश्व-दृष्टिकोण viśva-dŕṣṭikoṇ

विश्वदृष्टी

نظریہ, رائے

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worldview in Kannada: ವಿಶ್ವವೀಕ್ಷಣೆ
worldview in Arabic: رُؤْيَةٌ كَوْنِيَّة ruʔyatun kawniyya, رُؤْيَةُ الْعَالَم ruʔyatu l-ʕālam
worldview in Malay: pandangan dunia
worldview in Indonesian: pandangan dunia
worldview in Thai: โลกทัศน์ lôok-tát, ทัศนะต่อโลก tát-sà-ná-dtɔ̀ɔ-lôok, การมองโลก gaan-mɔɔng-lôok
worldview in Vietnamese: thế giới quan

X users, including many in the tech industry, lambasted the posts, though other users agreed with Musk and said they were gleefully watching him sink into their hateful worldview.2023 November 17, Blake Montgomery, “White House condemns Elon Musk’s ‘abhorrent’ antisemitic tweets”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
The bombing comes over a week after ISD released a report about how nihilistic worldviews are fueling violence in the US and Europe.2025 May 21, Manisha Krishnan, “IVF Clinic Bombing Suspect Was Linked to ‘Anti-Life’ Ideology. Experts Fear Its Growing Influence”, in...
Some worldviews are based in a belief in God; others are not.2009 June 2, Ed Gungor, What Bothers Me Most about Christianity: Honest Reflections from an Open-Minded Christ Follower, Simon and...

A calque of German Weltanschauung, equivalent to world + view.

What does worldview mean?: Worldview means an individual's, ingroup's or society's view of the world and how it is to be interpreted.
What is worldview in Hindi?: Worldview in Hindi is विश्वदृष्टि (viśvadŕṣṭi), विश्व-दृष्टिकोण (viśva-dŕṣṭikoṇ). See Worldview meaning in Hindi.
How do you use worldview in a sentence?: X users, including many in the tech industry, lambasted the posts, though other users agreed with Musk and said they were gleefully watching him sink into their hateful worldview.
What part of speech is worldview?: Worldview is a noun.
What is the plural of worldview?: The plural of worldview is worldviews.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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