"life stance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: life stances [plural]
Etymology: From life + stance; coined in the mid-1970s by humanists interested in educational matters. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|life|stance}} life + stance Head templates: {{en-noun}} life stance (plural life stances)
  1. The relation that one has with what he or she accepts as being of ultimate importance, the presuppositions and theory of this, and the commitments and practice of working it out in living. Wikipedia link: life stance Synonyms: lifestance Translations (relation to what one views as important): levensbeschouwing (Dutch), Lebensanschauung [feminine] (German), életszemlélet (Hungarian), livssyn (Norwegian), livssyn [common-gender] (Swedish), livsåskådning [common-gender] (Swedish)

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