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Menschanschauung

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

the set of ideas and presumptions one has about humans

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 1986, E. H. Andrews, Werner Gitt, W. J. Ouweneel, Concepts in creationism, Presbyterian & Reformed Pub Co However, if the world-view of the scientist was totally changed, this could not be without an effect upon the view of man (Menschanschauung) in the field of the humanities.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From German Menschanschauung.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: menneskesyn — human-view
  • Danish: menneskeanskuelse — human-view
  • German: Menschanschauung — human-view