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

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.”

From Los Angeles Times

When he took over the Sheriff’s Department in 1998, he promised a new age of law enforcement at the vast, scandal-plagued agency.

From Los Angeles Times

We’re on the edge of a new age of autocracy, and it does no good to sugarcoat that or to keep pretending that some new version of centrist coalition politics will fend that off much longer.

From Salon

As Matthew spends more time around Oliver, “Lurker” melds into a combination of “Misery” and “The Talented Mr. Ripley” for the new age, when anyone with wealth, power and internet clout is liable to gain a clique of yes-people.

From Salon

As Ms Wang puts it, "China is in a deep transition to a new age of development."

From BBC