Weltanschauung

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

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2021

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

In other words, you don’t need to be held hostage by the Marvel Weltanschauung to enjoy “Guardians.”

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2014

We took account of its essential nature as being a serious and conscientious attempt to define a Jewish Weltanschauung in the midst of conflicting claims of religions and philosophies.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac