New Age

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.

noun

1. the New Age movement.

New Age

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

Other Word Forms

• New Ager noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of New Age¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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'.

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In this new age of viral clips and social media, Cannibal Corpse is finding new fans through TikTok clips and memes, and influencing a generation of younger metal bands ready to carry the torch of brutality.

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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.

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And with a leg of its chair suddenly gone, they responded by enlisting a number of guest musicians to serve as reinforcements in the studio during the making of “Double Infinity,” like bassist Joshua Crumbly, who will be joining the band on tour, and revered new age musician Laraaji.

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He derided the concept on a 2022 episode of his eponymous show as “a made-up, new age term that … does a lot of damage.”

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