Age of Reason
Americannoun
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any period in history, especially the 18th century in France, England, etc., characterized by a critical approach to religious, social, and philosophical matters that seeks to repudiate beliefs or systems not based on or justifiable by reason.
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age of reason, the age at which a person is considered capable of distinguishing between right and wrong.
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Example Sentences
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Every person past the age of reason understands that people actively avoiding a country is not a good look.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025
But “from the time I reached the age of reason, I knew I was a muxe,” Santiago said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
What is a developmentally appropriate understanding of a 7-year-old’s mind as they approach the age of reason?
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2022
Dameron grew up in the South, where queerness was to be concealed at any cost: “I had learned by the time I reached the age of reason that my dreams were not fit to share.”
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2019
They both saw from the doorway the end of a drama that had begun before José Arcadio had reached the age of reason.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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