New Age

American  

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.

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noun

1. the New Age movement.

New Age British  

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

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Other Word Forms

• New Ager
  noun

Etymology

Origin of New Age

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Appeared in the December 20, 2025, print edition as 'A Ship to Nowhere Marks the New Age of Luxury'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 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

As we enter a New Age of Uncertainty, with ominous parallels to the last era of sustained polycrisis a century ago, dynastic families and political elites will both be faced with a stark choice.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024

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