"Weltansicht" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Weltansichts [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Weltansicht (“world sight or view”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Weltansicht|t=world sight or view}} German Weltansicht (“world sight or view”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Weltansicht (plural Weltansichts)
  1. (literary) The general attitude toward life and reality that an individual or character demonstrates. Tags: literary Related terms: weltanschauung
    Sense id: en-Weltansicht-en-noun-oMVe~x~N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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