Weltanschauung
noun/ˈveltænʃaʊʊŋ/
/ˈveltænʃaʊʊŋ/
(plural Weltanschauungen
(from German, formal)/ˈveltænʃaʊʊŋən/
/ˈveltænʃaʊʊŋən/
)- a particular philosophy or view of lifeWord OriginGerman, from Welt ‘world’ + Anschauung ‘perception’.
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
Weltanschauung