"New Age" meaning in English

See New Age in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more New Age [comparative], most New Age [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|head=New Age}} New Age (comparative more New Age, superlative most New Age)
  1. Of or relating to a broad movement in Western culture, covering a wide variety of alternative spiritual and philosophical ideas, often spirituality, mysticism, holism, and environmentalism, and partially based on eastern religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, that developed towards the end of the 20th century. Categories (topical): Pseudoscience, Religion
    Sense id: en-New_Age-en-adj-FIUWW~Np Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 49 15 13 23 Disambiguation of Religion: 55 2 42 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 34 7 40
  2. (music) Of or relating to New Age music. Categories (topical): Musical genres Derived forms: New Age traveller, New Ager, New Agey, New-Agey Translations (Of or relating to the New Age): new age (Finnish), uushenkinen (Finnish), νεοεποχίτικος (neoepochítikos) [masculine] (Greek), newage (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-New_Age-en-adj-Y~U8ZTC7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 34 7 40 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'Of or relating to the New Age': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: new age, new-age

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=New Age}} New Age (uncountable)
  1. A modern spiritual and religious movement. Tags: uncountable Translations (a modern spiritual and religious movement): 新纪元运动 (Chinese), new age (Finnish), uushenkisyys (Finnish), Nouvel-Âge [masculine] (French), Νέα Εποχή (Néa Epochí) [feminine] (Greek), 뉴에이지 (nyueiji) (Korean), Novum Aevum [neuter] (Latin), New Age (Norwegian), Нью-эйдж (Nʹju-ejdž) (Russian), ניו עידזש (nyu eydzh) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-New_Age-en-noun-cWi3Xa7h Disambiguation of 'a modern spiritual and religious movement': 96 4
  2. (music) Ellipsis of New Age music.. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: New Age music Categories (topical): Musical genres
    Sense id: en-New_Age-en-noun-e0pD3uxT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 34 7 40 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: new age, new-age

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