Definitions for: Weltanschauung

[n] a comprehensive view of the world and human life

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: world view

See Also: clockwork universe, perspective, position, view