anno domini

UK/ˈæn.əʊ ˈdɒ.mə.nɪ/US/ˈæn.oʊ ˈdɑ.mə.ni/

noun

The current date era beginning approximately 2000 years ago in the Gregorian calendar, based on the birth of Jesus Christ.

Similar
ADCommon EraChristian Erain the year of our Lordin the year of our Lord Jesus ChristA.D.
Opposite
BCBefore Common EraBefore Christian Era
OriginMedieval Latin annō Dominī →
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Meanings

anno domini1

adverb
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of anno Domini.

anno Domini2

nounanno Domini (countable and uncountable, plural annis Domini)

plural annis Domini · alternative anno domini · alternative Anno Domini · alternative AD · alternative A.D. · alternative a.d.

  1. countableuncountableThe current date era beginning approximately 2000 years ago in the Gregorian calendar, based on the birth of Jesus Christ.

Anno Domini3

adverbAnno Domini (not comparable)

alternative anno domini · alternative anno Domini

  1. not comparableIn the year of our Lord (often abbreviated A.D. or AD).

    The scene was Mr. Cruncher’s private lodging in Hanging-sword-alley, Whitefriars: the time, half-past seven of the clock on a windy March morning, Anno Domini seventeen hundred and eighty.

    1859, Charles Dickens, “Book the Second”, in A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC
    1 more example

    In Witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the eleventh of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord, King James of England, France and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini, 1620.

    1620, Mayflower Compact, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

    Synonyms: AD, Common Era, Christian Era, in the year of our Lord, in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
ADCommon EraChristian Erain the year of our Lordin the year of our Lord Jesus Christ

Before Christ

Opposite
BC
Opposite
Before Common EraBefore Christian Era

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
ADA.D.
Also see
adyear of our lord

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

anno Domini · noun

  1. Medieval Latinannō Dominī
  2. Englishanno Domini

Borrowed from Medieval Latin annō Dominī, from annō, (ablative of annus (“year”)) + Dominī (genitive of dominus (“lord”)); literally, in the year of the Lord.

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Anno Domini · adverb

  1. Medieval Latinannō Dominī“in the year of the Lord”
  2. EnglishAnno Domini

Borrowed from Medieval Latin annō Dominī (“in the year of the Lord”) from the word annō (“in the year”) the ablative of annus (“year”) + Dominī (“of the Lord”) the genitive of Dominus (“the Lord”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 公元, 耶穌紀元 /耶稣纪元
  • 公元 (gōngyuán)in the year of our Lord
  • 耶穌紀元 /耶稣纪元 (Yēsū jìyuán)in the year of our Lord
Czech léta Páně, roku Páně (abbr. l.P., r.P., A.D.)
  • léta Páněin the year of our Lord
  • roku Páně (abbr. l.P., r.P., A.D.)in the year of our Lord
Danish Anno Domini
  • Anno Dominiin the year of our Lord
Dutch na Christus, in het jaar des Heren
  • na Christusin the year of our Lord
  • in het jaar des Herenin the year of our Lord
Estonian Issanda aastal
  • Issanda aastalin the year of our Lord
Finnish Herran vuonna
  • Herran vuonnain the year of our Lord
German n. Chr., im Jahre des Herrn
  • n. Chr.in the year of our Lord
  • im Jahre des Herrnin the year of our Lord
  • im Jahr des Herrnin the year of our Lord
Greek μετά Χριστόν
  • μετά Χριστόν (metá Christón)in the year of our Lord
Hebrew ספירת הנוצרים
  • ספירת הנוצריםin the year of our Lord
Icelandic á því herrans ári, á því Guðs ári
  • á því herrans áriin the year of our Lord
  • á því Guðs áriin the year of our Lord
Indonesian Tahun Masehi, Tahun Miladiyah
  • Tahun Masehiin the year of our Lord
  • Tahun Miladiyahin the year of our Lord
Italian Anno Domini, dopo Cristo (abbr. d.C.)
  • Anno Dominiin the year of our Lord
  • dopo Cristo (abbr. d.C.)in the year of our Lord
Japanese 紀元, 西暦
  • 紀元 (kigen)in the year of our Lord
  • 西暦 (seireki)in the year of our Lord
Latin annō Domini
  • annō Dominiin the year of our Lord
Malay tahun Masihi
  • tahun Masihiin the year of our Lord
Norwegian Bokmål anno Domini, AD
  • anno Dominiin the year of our Lord
  • ADin the year of our Lord
  • a.D.in the year of our Lord
Polish Anno Domini
  • Anno Dominiin the year of our Lord
Portuguese depois de Cristo
  • depois de Cristoin the year of our Lord
Russian на́шей э́ры, по́сле Рождества́ Христо́ва
  • на́шей э́ры (nášej éry)in the year of our Lord
  • по́сле Рождества́ Христо́ва (pósle Roždestvá Xristóva)in the year of our Lord
Scottish Gaelic an dèidh Chrìosda (abbr. AD)
  • an dèidh Chrìosda (abbr. AD)in the year of our Lord
Slovak roku Pána, anno Domini (abbr. r.P., A.D.)
  • roku Pánain the year of our Lord
  • anno Domini (abbr. r.P., A.D.)in the year of our Lord
Spanish después de Jesucristo (abbr. d. de J.C.), después de Cristo (abbr. d.C.)
  • después de Jesucristo (abbr. d. de J.C.)in the year of our Lord
  • después de Cristo (abbr. d.C.)in the year of our Lord
Swahili baada ya Kristo
  • baada ya Kristoin the year of our Lord
Swedish efter Kristus
  • efter Kristusin the year of our Lord
Tagalog Mula Kay Kristo
  • Mula Kay Kristoin the year of our Lord
Tamil அனோ டொமினி
  • அனோ டொமினி (aṉō ṭomiṉi)in the year of our Lord
Thai คริสต์ศักราช
  • คริสต์ศักราช (krít-sàk-gà-ràat)in the year of our Lord
Vietnamese Công Nguyên
  • Công Nguyênin the year of our Lord
Welsh Oed Grist
  • Oed Gristin the year of our Lord
Cite this entry
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Chicago

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