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Definition of "worldview" []

  • The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world. (noun)
  • A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "worldview" in a sentence
  • "In my view the biggest risk of the Sunstein worldview is that since the New Paternalism will be of the tolerable, “libertarian” kind, we will have more paternalism overall — i.e., more instances where policymakers believe they know better than individual decision-makers."
  • "This difference in worldview is part of the reason that the couple fails."
  • "IOW, their worldview is an indicator of the scientific positions they'll embrace."