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New Ageism, n.
Brit. |ˌnjuː ˈeɪdʒɪz(ə)m|, U.S. |ˈn(j)u ˈeɪdʒˌɪz(ə)m|
Forms: 19– New Age-ism, 19– New Ageism, 19– New Agism; Also with lower-case initials.
[‹ New Age n. + -ism suffix.]
New Age values, ideas, or culture; (also as a count-noun) thought, behaviour, or expression considered characteristic of New Age culture.
1987National Rev. (U.S.) 23 Oct. 66/3 New Ageism..just results in a separation of wallet from Mazoolah. 1990Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 27 July 13 Director Marc Huestis spoke of the ‘metaphysics’ in the movie, and a publicist said it was very ‘West Coast’ and filled with ‘New Ageisms’. 1992Esquire (U.K.) (BNC) Sept. 34 Now, New Ageism is also creeping in [sc. to advertising], like the father in the building society ad who imagines his son swimming with dolphins. 1998D. Carlson in D. Carlson & M. W. Apple Power, Knowledge, Pedagogy vi. 196 New ageism appeals to..Americans who have been disaffected from traditional religious institutions, yet are fleeing the sterility of modern, secular life. |