Meanings
nounlife stance (plural life stances)
plural life stances · alternative lifestance
- The relation that one has with what he or she accepts as being of ultimate importance, the presuppositions and theory of this, and the commitments and practice of working it out in living.
Origin
From life + stance; coined in the mid-1970s by humanists interested in educational matters.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch levensbeschouwing
- levensbeschouwingrelation to what one views as important
Finnish elämänkatsomus
- elämänkatsomusrelation to what one views as important
French philosophie de vie
- philosophie de vierelation to what one views as important
German Lebensanschauung
- Lebensanschauungrelation to what one views as important
Hungarian életszemlélet
- életszemléletrelation to what one views as important
Norwegian livssyn
- livssynrelation to what one views as important
Polish postawa życiowa
- postawa życiowarelation to what one views as important
Swedish livssyn, livsåskådning
- livssynrelation to what one views as important
- livsåskådningrelation to what one views as important
Cite this entry
APA
life stance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20stance
MLA
“life stance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20stance. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “life stance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20stance.
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