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Definition of Dark ages
1. Noun. The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance.
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Group relationships: History
Generic synonyms: Age, Historic Period
Definition of Dark ages
1. Proper noun. The period of European history encompassing (roughly) 476–1000 (C.E.). ¹
2. Proper noun. (humorous) The time before the Internet was popular. ¹
3. Proper noun. (figuratively) Any relatively primitive period of time. ¹
4. Noun. (alternative form of Dark Ages) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dark Ages
Literary usage of Dark ages
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"dark ages with man, and he has settled from all eternity what is going to happen to
... dark ages Patristic philosophy reached its climax in the system of ..."
2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"During the ensuing dark ages there was no organized poor-relief by either Church
or State. The dictum that the property of the Church was the possession of ..."
3. View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages by Henry Hallam (1822)
"... of new Languages— General Ignorance of the dark ages—Scarcity of Books—Causes
that prevented the total extinction of Learning—Prevalence of Superstition ..."
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