Welt|an|schau|ung

Welt|an|schau|ung
Welt|an|schau|ung «VEHLT AHN SHOW ung», noun.
1. a broad or comprehensive view of life.
2. a scheme or concept of human history, especially one by which a particular individual or group seeks to understand or explain things as they are, and possibly or probably may be, in order to be guided in forming a policy or program.
╂[< German Weltanschauung (literally) world view < Welt world + Anschauung view, perception]

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  • ung — an·schau·ung; ung; welt·an·schau·ung; …   English syllables

  • schau — an·schau·ung; welt·an·schau·ung; …   English syllables

  • welt — pre·welt; welt·an·schau·ung; welt·po·li·tik; welt·schmerz; welt; …   English syllables

  • Welt — 1. A Wearelt as trinj üsch n Hingsthaad, man egh üschen Pankuuk. – Johansen, 29. Die Welt ist rund wie ein Pferdekopf, aber nicht wie ein Pfannkuchen. 2. Ade Welt, du bist mir langweilig, ich gehe ins Kloster. – Klosterspiegel, 24, 16. 3. Ade… …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • weltanschauung — welt·an·schau·ung …   English syllables

  • weltanschauung — welt·an·schau·ung s.f.inv. ES ted. {{wmetafile0}} TS filos. nella filosofia e nella critica letteraria, concezione del mondo propria di un individuo, di un popolo, di un epoca storica {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1896. ETIMO: comp. di Welt 1mondo e… …   Dizionario italiano

  • Weltanschauung* — Welt•an•schau•ung [[t]ˈvɛltˌɑnˌʃaʊ ʊŋ[/t]] n. German. fot a comprehensive conception or image of the universe and of humanity s relation to it • Etymology: lit., world view …   From formal English to slang

  • Weltanschauung — Ideologie; Wertauffassung; Weltsicht; Grundeinstellung; Philosophie (fachsprachlich); Lebensansicht; Weisheitsliebe; Glaube; Weltauffassung; Weltbild * * * …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Weltanschauung — Welt an schau ung, n.; pl. {Weltanschauungen}. [G.] Lit., world view; a conception of the course of events in, and of the purpose of, the world as a whole, forming a philosophical view or apprehension of the universe; the general idea embodied in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Weltanschauungen — Weltanschauung Welt an schau ung, n.; pl. {Weltanschauungen}. [G.] Lit., world view; a conception of the course of events in, and of the purpose of, the world as a whole, forming a philosophical view or apprehension of the universe; the general… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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