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Age of Reason

 
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–noun
1. any period in history, esp. the 18th century in France, England, etc., characterized by a critical approach to religious, social, and philosophical matters that seeks to repudiate beliefs or systems not based on or justifiable by reason.
2. (lowercase) the age at which a person is considered capable of distinguishing between right and wrong.
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age of reason  
n.  

  1. An era in which rationalism prevails, especially the period of the Enlightenment in England, France, and the United States.

  2. An age at which a person is considered capable of making reasoned judgments.

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Reason, Age of

Another name for the Enlightenment.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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