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Weltanschauung

Syllabification: (Welt·an·schau·ung)

Definition of Weltanschauung

noun (plural Weltanschauungen /-SHouəNGən/)

  • a particular philosophy or view of life; the worldview of an individual or group.

Origin:

German, from Welt 'world' + Anschauung 'perception'

Weltanschauung in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Weltanschauung in the British & World English dictionary