Weltanschauung

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Weltanschauung refers to an apprehension, usually one stemming from a specific standpoint.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2021

Today, some of the best photos in Us Weekly come from Instagram, one of the many descendants of the “Just Like Us” Weltanschauung.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2016

This season’s Oscar favorites “The Revenant” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” seem to fall into the élite brospeak Weltanschauung, tracing impossible physical trials for revenge and a supposed moral order.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 3, 2016

And because Gunn directs "with an eye to those who don't know or care about the source material," audiences "don't need to be held hostage by the Marvel Weltanschauung to enjoy 'Guardians.'"

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2014

A certain amount of contrast in ideas and ideals is, indeed, piquant and stimulating; and where marriage is early there is likelihood of an adequate convergence in Weltanschauung.

From Problems of Conduct by Drake, Durant