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worldview

worldview

141 4.4
A person's main ideas and beliefs about the world and life
  • noun
  • /ˈwɜrldˌvju/
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  • Her experiences traveling abroad shaped her worldview and expanded her understanding of different cultures.
  • culturally distinct worldview
  • culture and worldview
  • values and worldviews

So he's able to articulate what his worldview is and what he wants.

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Examples

  • More generally, the relationship is grounded in a shared worldview that transcends obvious ideological differences.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Why do you think cultivating a worldview is useful?

  • You can kind of go there under any worldview really.

  • What has your worldview been at this?

  • My whole worldview is wrong!

  • Also, how does your worldview affect your music theme and focus?

  • I think most of you have a broader worldview than I had at your age.

  • In some cases, the differences between worldviews can be extreme.

    Academic text (2011)
  • If the Bible doesn't just inform his worldview, it is his worldview.

  • So he's able to articulate what his worldview is and what he wants.

Synonyms

view
vsworldview
1.5

A personal opinion or belief about something

is an all-encompassing belief and value framework, not a single opinion
world
vsworldview
4.8

A person's own life, feelings, and view of things

focuses more on beliefs and values rather than inner life
perspective
vsworldview
997 4.1

A way of thinking shaped by your beliefs or experiences

covers the whole belief system and value structure, not one angle
point of view
vsworldview
514 3.7

A way someone thinks about something, for example legally or personally

is the overall system of beliefs that shapes such positions
viewpoint
vsworldview
129 4.1

A person's way of thinking about something

is broader, meaning a complete way of understanding life and values
perspective on
vsworldview
107 4.2

A way of thinking about a subject or issue

applies to a person's whole belief and value system, not one topic
world view
vsworldview
5 4.6

A set of ideas about life and how things fit together

is the single word modern label for the same belief system

How Comprehensive

philosophy
190 6.7
ideology
277 6.3
worldview
141 4.4
outlook
119 3.5
perspective
997 4.1
view
1.5
opinion
1.0

Surface Forms

worldview singular
worldviews plural

Morphology

worldview = world + view (transparent) = world + view

The meaning is directly a 'view of the world' and is readily inferred from 'world' + 'view'.

Etymology

Worldview joins world ('the Earth and everything in it') and view ('a way of seeing'), so a worldview is your way of seeing, thinking about, and understanding the world.