worldview
noun
world·view
ˈwərl(d)-ˌvyü 
: a comprehensive conception or apprehension of the world especially from a specific standpoint
called also weltanschauung
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The two groups have very different worldviews.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
There are almost no other institutions left that require people to work together across worldviews.
—Curt Steinhorst, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In our surveys, many people without a religious affiliation do not cite any particular worldview or philosophy when asked what guides their life.
—David Campbell, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2025
In all those ways, Trump is much closer in worldview to Putin than to Reagan.
—Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Worldview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worldview. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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