Meaning & use
weltanschauung
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A particular philosophy or view of life; a comprehensive conception or outlook on the world and human existence.
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His novels reflect a distinctly pessimistic weltanschauung.
The course examined how Enlightenment thinkers shaped a new European weltanschauung.
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Weltanschauung is a German loanword (literally 'world view') fully adopted into English academic and philosophical writing, typically italicized or capitalized.
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