Meanings
nounthought-world (plural thought-worlds)
plural thought-worlds
- 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
Origin
From thought + world. Compare German Gedankenwelt.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish begrebsverden
- begrebsverdenconceptual universe
Finnish ajatusmaailma
- ajatusmaailmaconceptual universe
German Gedankenwelt
- Gedankenweltconceptual universe
Swedish tankevärld
- tankevärldconceptual universe
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APA
thought-world. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thought-world
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“thought-world.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thought-world. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thought-world,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thought-world.
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