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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1561/
- Published: 2024-05-08T18:15:17.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-10T17:17:18.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-06-28 02:24

The word for today is…

Weltanschauung (noun):

: a comprehensive conception or apprehension of the world especially from a specific standpoint : worldview

[Source : Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Weltanschauung?ref=goodoil.news)

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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