Middle Ages
the time in European history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance (from about 500 a.d. to about 1350): sometimes restricted to the later part of this period (after 1100) and sometimes extended to 1450 or 1500.
Origin of Middle Ages
1Words Nearby Middle Ages
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use Middle Ages in a sentence
Raw eel seemed to be popular during and after the Middle Ages.
Instead, it would return European civilization back to a period of darkness not witnessed since the Middle Ages.
Conceptually, the “Angel of Death” was a cultural mainstay in continental Europe and the British Isles by the late Middle Ages.
Ebola Rages in West Africa, Reigniting Humanity’s Oldest Fear: The Plague | Scott Bixby | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Lombardy, duelists were limited in the early Middle Ages to just shield and club.
The ‘GOT’ Red Viper and Mountain Duel, and a History of Medieval Trial by Combat | Steven Isaac | June 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, argues Hall, the point in history when self-portraiture really took off was during the Middle Ages.
The collectivist state advocated by the socialist of to-day has scarcely anything in common with the communism of the Middle Ages.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockWhat had turned the Italian republics of the Middle Ages into lordships and duchies?
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayAppended to this little volume is a list of remarkable dates and events, as also of battles and treaties during the Middle Ages.
The first we hear of chimneys, for the escape of the smoke from a fire or furnace, is in the Middle Ages.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousIn short, he had all those qualities which we admire in the chivalric heroes of the Middle Ages.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John Lord
British Dictionary definitions for Middle Ages
(broadly) the period from the end of classical antiquity (or the deposition of the last W Roman emperor in 476 ad) to the Italian Renaissance (or the fall of Constantinople in 1453)
(narrowly) the period from about 1000 ad to the 15th century: Compare Dark Ages
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Middle Ages
The period of European history between ancient and modern times. The Middle Ages began with the Fall of Rome in the fifth century and ended with the Renaissance. The Middle Ages are associated with many beliefs and practices that now seem out of date, such as chivalry, feudalism, the Inquisition, the belief that the sun revolves around the Earth, and a host of popular superstitions. The early Middle Ages are even sometimes called the Dark Ages. The Middle Ages, however, especially in later years, also saw many notable human achievements. Among these were the building of modern nations, such as England and France; increasingly sophisticated and expanded trade; a great advancement of technique in philosophy and theology; some remarkable works of literature (see The Canterbury Tales, The Divine Comedy); and the building of magnificent churches (see Chartres and Notre Dame de Paris).
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse