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Definitions for anno domini
ˈɑn noʊ ˈdoʊ miˌni; Eng. ˈæn oʊ ˈdɒm əˌnaɪ, -ˌnian·no do·mi·ni

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. AD, A.D., anno Dominiadverb

    in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born

    "in AD 200"

Wiktionary

  1. anno dominiadverb

    Variant of anno Domini.

  2. anno Dominiadverb

    The current date era beginning approximately years ago in the Gregorian calendar, based on the assumed birth of Jesus Christ.

  3. Anno Dominiadverb

    In the year of our Lord (often abbreviated A.D. or AD).

  4. Etymology: From the anno Domini from the word anno the ablative of annus + Domini the genitive of Dominus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. ANNO DOMINI

    In the year of our Lord; as, anno domini, or A.D. 1751; that is, in the seventeen hundred and fifty first year from the birth of our Saviour.

    Etymology: Lat.

Wikipedia

  1. Anno Domini

    The terms anno Domini (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used to label or number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The term anno Domini is Medieval Latin and means 'in the year of the Lord', but is often presented using "our Lord" instead of "the Lord", taken from the full original phrase "anno Domini nostri Jesu Christi", which translates to 'in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ'. The form "BC" is specific to English and equivalent abbreviations are used in other languages: the Latin form is Ante Christum natum but is rarely seen. This calendar era is based on the traditionally reckoned year of the conception or birth of Jesus, AD counting years from the start of this epoch and BC denoting years before the start of the era. There is no year zero in this scheme; thus the year AD 1 immediately follows the year 1 BC. This dating system was devised in 525 by Dionysius Exiguus, but was not widely used until the 9th century.Traditionally, English follows Latin usage by placing the "AD" abbreviation before the year number, though it is also found after the year. In contrast, BC is always placed after the year number (for example: AD 70, but 70 BC), which preserves syntactic order. The abbreviation AD is also widely used after the number of a century or millennium, as in "fourth century AD" or "second millennium AD" (although conservative usage formerly rejected such expressions). Because BC is the English abbreviation for Before Christ, it is sometimes incorrectly concluded that AD means After Death, i.e., after the death of Jesus, which would mean that the approximate 33 years commonly associated with the life of Jesus would be included in neither the BC nor the AD time scales.Terminology that is viewed by some as being more neutral and inclusive of non-Christian people is to call this the Current or Common Era (abbreviated as CE), with the preceding years referred to as Before the Common or Current Era (BCE). Astronomical year numbering and ISO 8601 avoid words or abbreviations related to Christianity, but use the same numbers for AD years (but not for BC years in the case of astronomical years; e.g., 1 BC is year 0, 45 BC is year −44).

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  1. anno domini

    Anno Domini, often abbreviated as AD, is a Latin term that translates to "in the year of the Lord." It is used to refer to the years after the birth of Jesus Christ. This system of numbering years is commonly used in the Gregorian and Julian calendars.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Anno Domini

    in the year of the Christian era; as, a. d. 1887

  2. Etymology: [L., in the year of [our] Lord [Jesus Christ]; usually abbrev. a. d.]

Wikidata

  1. Anno Domini

    Anno Domini and Before Christ are designations used to label or number years used with the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The term Anno Domini is Medieval Latin, translated as In the year of the Lord, and as in the year of Our Lord. It is sometimes specified more fully as Anno Domini Nostri Iesu Christi. This calendar era is based on the traditionally reckoned year of the conception or birth of Jesus of Nazareth, with AD counting years from the start of this epoch, and BC denoting years before the start of the era. There is no year zero in this scheme, so the year AD 1 immediately follows the year 1 BC. This dating system was devised in 525, but was not widely used until after 800. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world today. For decades, it has been the unofficial global standard, adopted for pragmatic interests of international communication, transportation and commercial integration and recognized by international institutions such as the United Nations and the Universal Postal Union. Traditionally, English followed Latin usage by placing the abbreviation before the year number for AD. Since BC is not derived from Latin it is placed after the year number. However, placing the AD after the year number is also becoming common usage. The abbreviation is also widely used after the number of a century or millennium, as in "fourth century AD" or "second millennium AD". Because BC is the English abbreviation for Before Christ, it is sometimes incorrectly concluded that AD means After Death, i.e., after the death of Jesus. However this would mean that the ~33 years commonly associated with the life of Jesus would not be present in either BC or AD time scales.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of anno domini in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of anno domini in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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