thought-world en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈθɔːtwəːld/ (UK)
Etymology
From thought + world. Compare German Gedankenwelt.
Meanings
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The world as seen in terms of the attitudes, belief systems, assumptions etc. of a given society or people.
What remains for scholars of Islam to achieve is the equivalent of Western Christian culture's patient analysis of the documents at the heart of Christian faith, to gain a clearer picture of the society and thought-world in which the Qur'an was created.
2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 256:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| thought-worlds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
da begrebsverden (conceptual universe) · fi ajatusmaailma (conceptual universe) · de Gedankenwelt (conceptual universe) · sv tankevärld (conceptual universe)