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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKulturrelativismus
/kʊlˈtʊʁʁɛlativˌɪzmʊs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The principle that a person's beliefs and activities should be understood based on their own culture.
"Kulturrelativismus encourages us to appreciate cultural differences without imposing our own values." - 2
A viewpoint in anthropology that argues against ethnocentrism.
"In studying diverse societies, kulturrelativismus helps anthropologists avoid bias."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'Kulturrelativismus' is derived from the German words 'Kultur' meaning 'culture' and 'Relativismus' meaning 'relativism'. It emerged in the early 20th century as a philosophical concept in anthropology, emphasizing that a person's beliefs and activities should be understood based on their own culture rather than be judged against the criteria of another culture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kulturrelativismus" is said worldwide
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Relativisme culturel
Transliteration: rɛlativizm ky.tɛʁ
"Le relativisme culturel nous aide à comprendre les différences entre les cultures."
Kulturrelativismus
Transliteration: kuˈtuːʁɛlə-ˈaɪnˌzɪçt
"Der Kulturrelativismus fördert das Verständnis für kulturelle Unterschiede."
Relativismo culturale
Transliteration: relativismo kulˈtura.le
"Il relativismo culturale ci aiuta a rispettare le differenze culturali."
Relativismo cultural
Transliteration: relativismo kulˈtuɾal
"El relativismo cultural promueve la tolerancia entre diferentes culturas."
Relativismo cultural
Transliteration: ʁelativizmo kuˈtuɾal
"O relativismo cultural é essencial para a convivência pacífica entre povos."
संस्कृति सापेक्षता
Transliteration: sanskr̥ti sāpeksatā
"संस्कृति सापेक्षता विभिन्न संस्कृतियों के बीच समझ को बढ़ावा देती है।"
文化相对主义
Transliteration: wénhuà xiāngduì zhǔyì
"文化相对主义帮助我们理解不同文化之间的差异。"
문화 상대주의
Transliteration: munhwa sangdaejuui
"문화 상대주의는 다양한 문화의 차이를 이해하는 데 도움을 줍니다."
文化相対主義
Transliteration: bunka sōtaishugi
"文化相対主義は異なる文化間の理解を深めるのに役立ちます。"
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