Age of Reason

Definitions of Age of Reason
  1. noun
    a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine
    synonyms: Enlightenment
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    age, historic period
    an era of history having some distinctive feature
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    reform movement
    a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms
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