Polyglot Dictionary

Weltanschauung

/ˈvɛltʔanˌʃaʊ̯ʊŋ/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Weltanschauungen

Meaning

  1. worldview

    • Ihre Weltanschauung ist religiös geprägt.

      Her worldview is shaped by religion.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

weltbild

Weltanschauung is slightly more philosophical or ideological; Weltbild leans toward a more personal perception of the world — both mean "worldview."

Practice

1 What does Weltanschauung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ihre ___ ist religiös geprägt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Weltanschauung?

noun

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