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worldview
The totality of personal or collective ideas, value judgments, and opinions about the world, life, and the place of human beings within it.
Seine politische Haltung ist stark von seiner humanistischen Weltanschauung geprägt.
His political stance is strongly shaped by his humanistic worldview.
The word is composed of 'Welt' (world) and 'Anschauung' (view/outlook). 'Anschauung' comes from the verb 'anschauen' (to look at) and means 'point of view' or 'perspective.' A 'Weltanschauung' is therefore literally a 'view of the world.'
In der Philosophie diskutiert man verschiedene Weltanschauungen.
In philosophy, people discuss different worldviews.
'Weltanschauung' (worldview) is often combined with adjectives that describe the type of viewpoint. Common examples are a 'politische' (political), 'religiöse' (religious), 'wissenschaftliche' (scientific), or 'persönliche' (personal) Weltanschauung.
Jeder Mensch entwickelt im Laufe des Lebens eine persönliche Weltanschauung.
Every person develops a personal worldview over the course of life.
This word belongs to a rather formal and educated style of language. It is used especially in discussions about philosophy, politics, religion, and society.
Der Autor vertritt in seinem Buch eine klar materialistische Weltanschauung.
In his book, the author advocates a clearly materialist worldview.
religion
'die Religion' and 'die Weltanschauung' can both describe how people understand the world and life. However, 'Religion' has a religious or spiritual connection, for example to God, gods, or a higher reality. 'Weltanschauung' is broader. It can be religious, but it does not have to be. It also includes values, opinions, and basic ideas about human beings and society. Learners may confuse the words because a religion often also contains a worldview. When religious faith is the focus, you say 'Religion'. When it is generally about ways of seeing the world, 'Weltanschauung' fits better.
Trotz ihrer unterschiedlichen Weltanschauung arbeiten die beiden Kollegen gut zusammen.
Despite their different worldviews, the two colleagues work well together.
In der Schule lernen wir, dass Religion für viele Familien wichtig ist.
At school, we learn that religion is important for many families.