worldview
noun
world·view
ˈwərl(d)-ˌvyü 
: a comprehensive conception or apprehension of the world especially from a specific standpoint
called also weltanschauung
Examples of worldview in a Sentence
The two groups have very different worldviews.
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Kennedy took great pride in his California roots and wrote that his worldview was defined by the West.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Evangelical leaders have honored Kirk as a martyr, which has motivated a wider audience to embrace his theological worldview.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2025
Who those leaders are—their values, worldview, experiences and perspectives regarding people different from them—was treated as secondary or additive at best.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But when two states with different biases and worldviews collide—one enamored with a vision of its exceptionalism and another clinging to its identity as moral authority—pragmatism is in order.
—Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Evangelical leaders have honored Kirk as a martyr, which has motivated a wider audience to embrace his theological worldview.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2025
Who those leaders are—their values, worldview, experiences and perspectives regarding people different from them—was treated as secondary or additive at best.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But when two states with different biases and worldviews collide—one enamored with a vision of its exceptionalism and another clinging to its identity as moral authority—pragmatism is in order.
—Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Worldview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worldview. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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