| Pronunciation: | | `veltân'shaûng
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a comprehensive view of the world and human life |
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WELTANSCHAUUNG is a 14 letter word that starts with W. |
| | Synonyms: | | world view |
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| | See Also: | | clockwork universe, perspective, position, view |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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 a cosmology.
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