the Middle Ages

noun

: the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500

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Iommi added the diabolus in musica, an eerie tritone musical interval denounced as unholy and dangerous since the Middle Ages. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 25 July 2025 The tombstone is made from Gotland limestone, which was highly prized in the Middle Ages, and the relief depicts a knight sporting chainmail armor and mail leggings, with a sword and a shield. Jack Guy, CNN Money, 23 July 2025 Within a 15-minute walk, discover the outdoor Passage des Templiers and indoor Passage des Lions, two of several secret passages that both the military and residents used as far back as the Middle Ages. Anna Haines, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025 Most of us wouldn’t consider the Middle Ages the epitome of medical sophistication, thanks to our perception of their barbaric and (from a modern perspective) ridiculous strategies for helping the ill. Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Middle Ages

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“The Middle Ages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Middle%20Ages. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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