Weltanschauung
noun/ˈveltænʃaʊʊŋ/
/ˈveltænʃaʊʊŋ/
(plural Weltanschauungen
(from German, formal)/ˈveltænʃaʊʊŋən/
/ˈveltænʃaʊʊŋən/
)- a particular philosophy or view of lifeWord OriginGerman, from Welt ‘world’ + Anschauung ‘perception’.
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