weltanschauung
See also: Weltanschauung
English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Weltanschauung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛltɑːnˌʃaʊʊŋ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
weltanschauung (plural weltanschauungs or weltanschauungen)
- A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.
- Your background and experiences must give you a unique weltanschauung.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:weltanschauung.
Translations
worldview — see worldview
Further reading
- “weltanschauung”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Indonesian
Etymology
Internationalism, borrowed from German Weltanschauung.
Noun
weltanschauung (uncountable)
- weltanschauung, worldview, philosophy of life, ideology
- Synonym: pandangan hidup
Further reading
- “weltanschauung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Weltanschauung.
Noun
weltanschauung n (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | weltanschauung | weltanschauungul |
| genitive-dative | weltanschauung | weltanschauungului |
| vocative | weltanschauungule | |
References
- “weltanschauung”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025