Golden Age
Preserved but no longer current.
An age m the history of peoples when everything was as it should be, or when the nation was at its summit of power, glory, and reputation; the best age, as the golden age of innocence, the golden age of literature. Ancient chronologers divided the time between Creation and the birth of Christ into ages; Hesiod describes five. See AGE.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Golden Age” mean?
An age m the history of peoples when everything was as it should be, or when the nation was at its summit of power, glory, and reputation; the best age, as the golden age of innocence, the golden age of literature. Ancient chronologers divided the time between Creation and the birth of Christ into ages; Hesiod describes five. See AGE.
Is “Golden Age” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.