world picture

English

Etymology

From world + picture, probably after German Weltbild.

Noun

world picture (plural world pictures)

1. A particular conception or idea of life; a worldview. [from 19th c.]
   • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 275:

     Astrology was thus less a separate discipline than an aspect of a generally accepted world picture.

   • 2006, Jackie Ashley, The Guardian, 20 Dec 2006:

     But painting a world picture of good and evil rather than trying understand and reconcile different races and religions is only going to make things worse.