Weltanschauung

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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

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

It's a complicated story," said Dalgetty, "but essentially Actionism is a—a Weltanschauung.

From The Sensitive Man by Anderson, Poul William