[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

weltanschauung \welt"an"schau`ung\, n.; pl. weltanschauungen.
   g.
   lit., world view; a conception of the course of events in,
   and of the purpose of, the world as a whole, forming a
   philosophical view or apprehension of the universe; the
   general idea embodied in a cosmology.
   webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
weltanschauungen 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

weltanschauung
     n : a comprehensive view of the world and human life syn: world
         view
see also:
world view 

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