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Weltanschauung Paltrow Good Velt Ahn Shou Oong Noun World View Philosophy

Front weltanschauung \VELT-ahn-shou-oong\
Back noun
World view; philosophy of life; a framework through which to interpret the world.

[From German Weltanschauung (world view), from Welt (world) + Anschauung (perception).]

"Gwyneth Paltrow summed up her weltanschauung thus: 'My life is good because I am not passive about it.'" - Richard Dorment; Gwyneth Paltrow Feels Good -- And So Can You; Esquire (New York); Sep 16, 2009. 

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