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Weltanschauung

[ velt-ahn-shou-oong ]

noun

German.


Weltanschauung

/ ˈ±¹É›±ô³Ù²¹²Ôʃ²¹³ÜÊŠÅ‹ /

noun

  1. a comprehensive view or personal philosophy of human life and the universe
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Weltanschauung1

First recorded in 1865–70; Welt “world†+ Anschauung “view, conception, perceptionâ€; Anschauung ( def ); world ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Weltanschauung1

from Welt world + Anschauung view
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And endlessly repeating the phrase so it goes does not a Weltanschauung make.

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Weltanschauung refers to an apprehension, usually one stemming from a specific standpoint.

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And no matter how autobiographical they may seem to be, Munch’s Weltanschauung embraces all mankind.

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It was demeaning, to borrow a line from the poet A. R. Ammons, to allow one’s Weltanschauung to be noticeably wobbled.

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We tried to find common ground, and we all got out of the conversation unscathed, but it was a microcosm of the polarization Americans have come to expect out of our country’s new political Weltanschauung.

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