Definition of Middle ages

1. Noun. The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance.


Definition of Middle ages

1. Proper noun. (history) The period of time in Europe between the decline of the Roman Empire and the revival of letters (the Renaissance) or, according to Henry Hallam, the period beginning with the sixth and ending with the fifteenth century. ¹

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Literary usage of Middle ages

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Edward Aloysius Pace, Charles George Herbermann (1922)
"By the "middle ages" there is now commonly understood the period intervening ... Thus the middle ages cover the period of about one thousand years between ..."

2. The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon (1921)
"But it is possible to study the minds of a good many true representatives of the middle ages and then give you an idea of the average man's attitude toward ..."

3. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"Church, Beginning of the middle ages; P. Munroe, History of Education; ... SPIRIT OF THE middle ages AND CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY During the middle ages, ..."

4. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"It was during the middle ages that new nations and new languages originated in Europe; among these the French nation and the French language. ..."

5. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"Church, Beginning of the middle ages; P. Munroe, History of Education; ... SPIRIT OP THE middle ages AND CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY During the middle ages, ..."

6. Catalogue by Union League Club (New York, N.Y.) (1886)
"Alcove A. Military and religious life in the middle ages, and at the period of the renaissance. Alcove A. ——• Nineteenth century, its institutions, customs, ..."

7. The American Historical Review by American Historical Association (1901)
"... IN THE middle ages THE University of Paris was distinguished from all other universities of the middle ages by its prominence in political affairs. ..."

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