New Age

American  

adjective

1. of or relating to a movement espousing a broad range of philosophies and practices traditionally viewed as occult, metaphysical, or paranormal.

2. of or relating to an unintrusive style of music using both acoustic and electronic instruments and drawing on classical music, jazz, and rock.

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noun

1. the New Age movement.

New Age British  

noun

1. 1. a philosophy, originating in the late 1980s, characterized by a belief in alternative medicine, astrology, spiritualism, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      New Age therapies

2. short for New Age music

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Other Word Forms

• New Ager noun

Etymology

Origin of New Age

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

As Kiera Butler and Anna Merlan at Mother Jones documented, Means veers “in a more New Age direction” in her “medical” writing.

From Salon

The order described Genesis as “a dedicated, coordinated national effort to unleash a new age of AI‑accelerated innovation and discovery that can solve the most challenging problems of this century.”

From Barron's

And he is acting like a Greek Titan who has descended with the stolen gift of fire, igniting a new age of innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal

The British were initially dismissive, calling Art Deco "lesser architecture", but were presumably threatened, said Mr Kumar, as it signalled the dawn of a new age and of new identities that were shaping India's public spaces.

From BBC

Anna Lucas, online safety supervision director at Ofcom, said she was pleased about the new age checking measures.

From BBC