A.D.

Examples

• All

• The manuscript dates back to A.D. 780, making it over a thousand years old.

• The Roman Empire was at its peak around A.D. 100.

• The temple was constructed in A.D. 350 by the local king.

• In A.D. 1000, many believed the world would end.

• The manuscript dates back to A.D. 780, making it over a thousand years old.

• The Roman Empire was at its peak around A.D. 100.

• In A.D. 1000, many believed the world would end.

Synonyms

A

AD

vsA.D.

28 1.0

Put before a year to show it is after the birth of Jesus

is the same abbreviation written with periods

C

CE

vsA.D.

6 4.2

Years counted from year 1 in the calendar used today

is the traditional label that refers to the birth of Christ

Y

year of our Lord

vsA.D.

• Formal

6 8.2

The year in the Christian calendar used when writing dates like AD 1865

is the common abbreviated date marker used in writing

C

C.E.

vsA.D.

2 3.9

Used to mark years in the Common Era, like A.D

is the explicitly Christian abbreviation preferred in religious contexts

Y

year of grace

vsA.D.

• Archaic

1 9.5

A year counted since the birth of Jesus, used in formal or historical dates

is the standard historical abbreviation used in ordinary dates

A

anno Domini

vsA.D.

8.2

To show a year is after the birth of Christ

is an abbreviated form rather than the full Latin phrase

Surface Forms

Etymology