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Weltanschauung

[velt-ahn-shou-oong] / ˈvɛltˌɑnˌʃaʊ ʊŋ /


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And endlessly repeating the phrase so it goes does not a Weltanschauung make.

From New York Times Jan. 20, 2022

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

Some even go so far as to read here an incipient Weltanschauung, a perspective and horizon of the world.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai




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