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AGE OF REASON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine
Example:
the Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms
Synonyms:
Age of Reason; Enlightenment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Age of Reason" is a kind of...):
reform movement (a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms)
Instance hypernyms:
age; historic period (an era of history having some distinctive feature)
