New Age
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a movement espousing a broad range of philosophies and practices traditionally viewed as occult, metaphysical, or paranormal.
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of or relating to an unintrusive style of music using both acoustic and electronic instruments and drawing on classical music, jazz, and rock.
noun
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a philosophy, originating in the late 1980s, characterized by a belief in alternative medicine, astrology, spiritualism, etc
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( as modifier )
New Age therapies
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short for New Age music
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Etymology
Origin of New Age
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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For nearly a decade, Be Scofield, a reporter on cult movements and the author of “Hunting Lucifer: One Reporter’s Search for Cults and Demons,” has followed what she considers the New Age movement’s dark side.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Appeared in the October 6, 2025, print edition as 'The New Age of Entrepreneurship: 70 to 79 The New Age of Entrepreneurship Starts in the 70s'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025
As the Daily Beast has detailed, some companies sell devices they describe as medbeds, invoking some kind of New Age healing promises or other nonsense science.
From Slate • Sep. 29, 2025
In the animated sitcom King of the Hill, Goss voiced the character of John Redcorn, a Native American "licensed New Age healer" from season two onwards.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025
Nyla closes her eyes and breathes deeply, like the sound waves are some New Age Meditation stuff Tia Berta listened to.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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