Weltanschauung
Example Sentences
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Weltanschauung refers to an apprehension, usually one stemming from a specific standpoint.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
It was demeaning, to borrow a line from the poet A. R. Ammons, to allow one’s Weltanschauung to be noticeably wobbled.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2018
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
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
