Meanings
new age1
alternative New Age · alternative new-age
- capitalizedoftenuncountableA modern spiritual and religious movement, covering a wide variety of alternative spiritual and philosophical ideas, that developed towards the end of the 20th century.
- uncountableNew Age music.
comparative more new age · superlative most new age · alternative New Age · alternative new-age
- capitalizedoftenOf or relating to the New Age movement.
1 more example
At this point in history, the most radical, pervasive, and earth-shaking transformation would occur simply if everybody truly evolved to a mature, rational, and responsible ego, capable of freely participating in the open exchange of mutual self-esteem. There is the "edge of history." There would be a real New Age - Ken Wilber
- Of or relating to New Age music.
New Age2
comparative more New Age · superlative most New Age · alternative new age · alternative new-age
- 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.
- entertainmentOf or relating to New Age music.
alternative new age · alternative new-age
- uncountableA modern spiritual and religious movement.
1 more example
At this point in history, the most radical, pervasive, and earth-shaking transformation would occur simply if everybody truly evolved to a mature, rational, and responsible ego, capable of freely participating in the open exchange of mutual self-esteem. There is the "edge of history." There would be a real New Age.
1995, Ken Wilber, Sex, Ecology, Spirituality - abbreviationellipsisuncountableentertainmentEllipsis of New Age music.
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Arabic العَصْر الجَدِيد
- العَصْر الجَدِيد (al-ʕaṣr al-jadīd)a modern spiritual and religious movement
Chinese 新纪元运动
- 新纪元运动a modern spiritual and religious movement
Chinese Mandarin 新紀元運動 /新纪元运动, 新紀元 /新纪元
- 新紀元運動 /新纪元运动 (Xīnjìyuán Yùndòng)a modern spiritual and religious movement
- 新紀元 /新纪元 (Xīnjìyuán)Of or relating to the New Age
Finnish new age, uushenkinen
- new ageOf or relating to the New Age
- uushenkinenOf or relating to the New Age
- new agea modern spiritual and religious movement
- uushenkisyysa modern spiritual and religious movement
French Nouvel-Âge
- Nouvel-Âgea modern spiritual and religious movement
Greek νεοεποχίτικος, Νέα Εποχή
- νεοεποχίτικος (neoepochítikos)Of or relating to the New Age
- Νέα Εποχή (Néa Epochí)a modern spiritual and religious movement
Hindi नवयुग
- नवयुग (navyug)Of or relating to the New Age
Korean 뉴에이지
- 뉴에이지 (nyueiji)a modern spiritual and religious movement
Latin Novum Aevum
- Novum Aevuma modern spiritual and religious movement
Norwegian New Age, newage
- New Agea modern spiritual and religious movement
- newageOf or relating to the New Age
- newageOf or relating to the New Age
- New Agea modern spiritual and religious movement
Polish New Age, newage'owy
- New Agea modern spiritual and religious movement
- newage'owyOf or relating to the New Age
- newage'owyOf or relating to the New Age
- New Agea modern spiritual and religious movement
Russian Нью-эйдж
- Нью-эйдж (Nʹju-ejdž)a modern spiritual and religious movement
Yiddish ניו עידזש
- ניו עידזש (nyu eydzh)a modern spiritual and religious movement
Cite this entry
new age. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20age
“new age.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20age. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “new age,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20age.
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