worldview

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person's personal view of the world and how one interprets it; any ingroup's or society's mainstream view thereof.

   Near-synonym: cosmovision

2. 2
   noun

   The totality of one's beliefs about reality.

   Near-synonym: cosmology

3. 3
   noun

   A general philosophy or view of life.

   The Elizabethan worldview differs from a modern worldview.

Etymology

A calque of German Weltanschauung, equivalent to world + view.