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Weltanschauung (noun):
: a comprehensive conception or apprehension of the world especially from a specific standpoint : worldview
Etymology : The German word Weltanschauung literally means “world view”; it combines Welt, meaning “world,” with Anschauung, meaning “view.” (You might have noticed this word’s resemblance to another German borrowing, weltschmerz, meaning “world-weariness” or “world-pain”). When English speakers first adopted Weltanschauung in the mid-19th century, it referred to a philosophical view or apprehension of the universe, and this sense is still the most widely used. It can also describe a more general ideology or philosophy of life. Note that the word is typically capitalized in English, as all nouns are in German.
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