golden age meaning and definition

GOLDEN AGE noun

Definition of golden age (noun)

1. a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak
   • "it was the golden age of cinema"
2. any period (sometimes imaginary) of great peace and prosperity and happiness
3. (classical mythology) the first and best age of the world, a time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence; by extension, any flourishing and outstanding period