AGE OF REASON

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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)