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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We've abandoned the Age of Reason, are lacking in common sense and live in times that truly try men's souls.
From Salon • Oct. 6, 2022
On each side of the capstone, engraved in four ancient languages - Babylonian cuneiform, Classical Greek, Sanskrit and Egyptian hieroglyphic - were the words: "Let these be guidestones to an Age of Reason."
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2022
But these freedoms were established in the Age of Reason.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2022
This was the true beginning of the science revolution and the Age of Reason.
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2021
The columns of the Gazette are full of ringing words on the Rights of Man, the Age of Reason, the final doom of monarchy.
From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) by Freneau, Philip
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