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worldview

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An individual's, ingroup's or society's view of the world and how it is to be interpreted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: cosmovision

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cosmovision

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The totality of one's beliefs about reality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: cosmology

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cosmology

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A general philosophy or view of life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The Elizabethan worldview differs from a modern worldview.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

A calque of German Weltanschauung, equivalent to world + view.

Across languages

Translations

144 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: wêreldbeskouing — personal view of the world
  • Albanian: botëkuptim — personal view of the world
  • Arabic: رُؤْيَة كَوْنِيَّة (ruʔya kawniyya) — personal view of the world
  • Arabic: رُؤْيَةُ الْعَالَم (ruʔyatu l-ʕālam) — personal view of the world
  • Armenian: աշխարհայացք (ašxarhayacʻkʻ) — personal view of the world
  • Azerbaijani: zehniyyət — personal view of the world
  • Azerbaijani: dünyagörüşü — personal view of the world
  • Belarusian: светапо́гляд (svjetapóhljad) — personal view of the world
  • Belarusian: сьветапо́гляд (sʹvjetapóhljad) — personal view of the world
  • Bengali: দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি (driśṭibhoṅgi) — personal view of the world
  • Bulgarian: мирогле́д (mirogléd) — personal view of the world
  • Catalan: cosmovisió — personal view of the world
  • Chinese Cantonese: 世界觀 /世界观 (sai3 gaai3 gun1) — personal view of the world
  • Chinese: 世界觀 /世界观 (sè-kài-koan) — personal view of the world
  • Chinese Mandarin: 世界觀 /世界观 (shìjièguān) — personal view of the world
  • Czech: světový názor — personal view of the world
  • Czech: světonázor — personal view of the world
  • Danish: verdensanskuelse — personal view of the world
  • Danish: verdenssyn — personal view of the world
  • Dutch: wereldbeeld — personal view of the world
  • Dutch: wereldbeschouwing — personal view of the world
  • Esperanto: mondkoncepto — personal view of the world
  • Esperanto: mondbildo — personal view of the world
  • Estonian: maailmavaade — personal view of the world
  • Finnish: maailmankatsomus — personal view of the world
  • French: vision du monde — personal view of the world
  • West-Frisian: wrâldbyld — personal view of the world
  • Georgian: მსოფლმხედველობა (msoplmxedveloba) — personal view of the world
  • German: Weltanschauung — personal view of the world
  • German: Weltbild — personal view of the world
  • Greek: κοσμοθεωρία (kosmotheoría) — personal view of the world
  • Greek: κοσμοείδωλο (kosmoeídolo) — personal view of the world
  • Hebrew: הַשְׁקָפַת עוֹלָם — personal view of the world
  • Hindi: विश्वदृष्टि (viśvadŕṣṭi) — personal view of the world
  • Hindi: विश्व-दृष्टिकोण (viśva-dŕṣṭikoṇ) — personal view of the world
  • Hungarian: világnézet — personal view of the world
  • Hungarian: világszemlélet — personal view of the world
  • Icelandic: heimsskoðun — personal view of the world
  • Icelandic: heimsmynd — personal view of the world
  • Indonesian: pandangan dunia — personal view of the world
  • Italian: Weltanschauung — personal view of the world
  • Italian: visione del mondo — personal view of the world
  • Italian: concezione del mondo — personal view of the world
  • Japanese: 世界観 (sekaikan) — personal view of the world
  • Kazakh: дүниетаным (dünietanym) — personal view of the world
  • Korean: 세계관 (segyegwan) — personal view of the world
  • Kyrgyz: көз караш (köz karaş) — personal view of the world
  • Kyrgyz: дүйнөгө болгон көз караш (düynögö bolgon köz karaş) — personal view of the world
  • Latvian: pasaules uzskats — personal view of the world
  • Lithuanian: pasaulėžiūra — personal view of the world
  • Macedonian: светоглед (svetogled) — personal view of the world
  • Malay: pandangan dunia — personal view of the world
  • Norwegian Bokmål: verdensanskuelse — personal view of the world
  • Iranian Persian: جَهانبینی (jahân-bini) — personal view of the world
  • Polish: światopogląd — personal view of the world
  • Portuguese: visão de mundo — personal view of the world
  • Portuguese: mundividência — personal view of the world
  • Portuguese: cosmovisão — personal view of the world
  • Romanian: weltanschauung — personal view of the world
  • Romanian: concepție despre lume — personal view of the world
  • Russian: мировосприя́тие (mirovosprijátije) — personal view of the world
  • Russian: мироощуще́ние (mirooščuščénije) — personal view of the world
  • Serbo-Croatian: светона́зор — personal view of the world
  • Serbo-Croatian: свјетона́зор — personal view of the world
  • Serbo-Croatian: svetonázor — personal view of the world
  • Serbo-Croatian: svjetonázor — personal view of the world
  • Slovak: svetonázor — personal view of the world
  • Slovene: svetovni nazor — personal view of the world
  • Spanish: visión del mundo — personal view of the world
  • Spanish: forma/manera de ver el mundo — personal view of the world
  • Spanish: modo de ver la vida — personal view of the world
  • Spanish: mundovisión — personal view of the world
  • Spanish: parecer mundial — personal view of the world
  • Swedish: världsåskådning — personal view of the world
  • Swedish: världsbild — personal view of the world
  • Tajik: ҷаҳонбинӣ (jahonbini) — personal view of the world
  • Thai: โลกทัศน์ (lôok-tát) — personal view of the world
  • Thai: ทัศนะต่อโลก (tát-sà-ná-dtɔ̀ɔ-lôok) — personal view of the world
  • Turkish: dünya görüşü — personal view of the world
  • Turkmen: dünýägaraýyş — personal view of the world
  • Ukrainian: світосприйняття́ (svitospryjnjattjá) — personal view of the world
  • Ukrainian: світовідчуття́ (svitovidčuttjá) — personal view of the world
  • Uyghur: دۇنيا قاراش (dunya qarash) — personal view of the world
  • Uzbek: dunyoqarash — personal view of the world
  • Vietnamese: thế giới quan — personal view of the world
  • Welsh: byd-olwg — personal view of the world
  • Afrikaans: wêreldbeskouing — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Armenian: աշխարհայացք (ašxarhayacʻkʻ) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Azerbaijani: zehniyyət — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Azerbaijani: dünyagörüşü — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Belarusian: светапо́гляд (svjetapóhljad) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Belarusian: сьветапо́гляд (sʹvjetapóhljad) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Bengali: বিশ্বদর্শন (biśśodorśon) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Bulgarian: мирогле́д (mirogléd) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Chinese Cantonese: 世界觀 /世界观 (sai3 gaai3 gun1) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Chinese: 世界觀 /世界观 (sè-kài-koan) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Chinese Mandarin: 世界觀 /世界观 (shìjièguān) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Dutch: wereldbeeld — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Estonian: maailmavaade — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Finnish: maailmankatsomus — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • German: Weltbild — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Greek: κοσμοθεωρία (kosmotheoría) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Indonesian: pandangan dunia — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Italian: modo di vedere — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Japanese: 世界観 (sekaikan) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Kazakh: дүниетаным (dünietanym) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Korean: 세계관 (segyegwan) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Macedonian: све́тоглед (svétogled) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Polish: światopogląd — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Russian: мировоззре́ние (mirovozzrénije) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Thai: การมองโลก (gaan-mɔɔng-lôok) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Ukrainian: світо́гляд (svitóhljad) — totality of one's beliefs about reality
  • Afrikaans: wêreldbeskouing — general philosophy or view of life
  • Armenian: աշխարհայացք (ašxarhayacʻkʻ) — general philosophy or view of life
  • Azerbaijani: zehniyyət — general philosophy or view of life
  • Azerbaijani: dünyagörüşü — general philosophy or view of life
  • Belarusian: светапо́гляд (svjetapóhljad) — general philosophy or view of life
  • Belarusian: сьветапо́гляд (sʹvjetapóhljad) — general philosophy or view of life
  • Bengali: বিশ্বদর্শন (biśśodorśon) — general philosophy or view of life
  • Chinese Cantonese: 世界觀 /世界观 (sai3 gaai3 gun1) — general philosophy or view of life
  • Chinese: 世界觀 /世界观 (sè-kài-koan) — general philosophy or view of life
  • Chinese Mandarin: 世界觀 /世界观 (shìjièguān) — general philosophy or view of life
  • Dutch: wereldbeeld — general philosophy or view of life
  • Esperanto: mondbildo — general philosophy or view of life
  • Estonian: maailmavaade — general philosophy or view of life
  • Estonian: elukäsitus — general philosophy or view of life
  • Finnish: maailmankatsomus — general philosophy or view of life
  • Finnish: elämänkatsomus — general philosophy or view of life
  • German: Weltanschauung — general philosophy or view of life
  • Greek: κοσμοείδωλο (kosmoeídolo) — general philosophy or view of life
  • Indonesian: pandangan dunia — general philosophy or view of life
  • Italian: modo di vedere — general philosophy or view of life
  • Japanese: 世界観 (sekaikan) — general philosophy or view of life
  • Kazakh: дүниетаным (dünietanym) — general philosophy or view of life
  • Korean: 세계관 (segyegwan) — general philosophy or view of life
  • Macedonian: светоглед (svetogled) — general philosophy or view of life
  • Polish: światopogląd — general philosophy or view of life
  • Russian: мировоззре́ние (mirovozzrénije) — general philosophy or view of life
  • Serbo-Croatian: светона́зор — general philosophy or view of life
  • Serbo-Croatian: свјетона́зор — general philosophy or view of life
  • Serbo-Croatian: svetonázor — general philosophy or view of life
  • Serbo-Croatian: svjetonázor — general philosophy or view of life
  • Thai: การมองโลก (gaan-mɔɔng-lôok) — general philosophy or view of life
  • Ukrainian: світо́гляд (svitóhljad) — general philosophy or view of life
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