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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person's personal view of the world and how one interprets it; any ingroup's or society's mainstream view thereof.

   "Near-synonym: cosmovision"

2. 2
   The totality of one's beliefs about reality.

   "Near-synonym: cosmology"

3. 3
   A general philosophy or view of life.

   "The Elizabethan worldview differs from a modern worldview."

Synonyms

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belief systemcosmologycosmovisionparadigmphilosophyweltanschauung

Antonyms

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NPOVpoint-of-viewlessness

Example

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"This person's worldview is officially unhealthy."

Etymology

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

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