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anno Domini

anno Domini

8.2
To show a year is after the birth of Christ
  • adverb
  • /ˈæn.oʊ ˈdɒ.mɪ.ni/
translation icon : después de Cristo
  • The temple was built in anno Domini 450.

Examples

  • In the year anno Domini 500, many changes occurred.

  • The year 2023 anno Domini marks two millennia since the birth of Christ.

  • Many historical documents are dated using the anno Domini system.

  • Did you know that anno Domini translates to 'in the year of our Lord'?

  • The year 2023 is classified as anno Domini, marking the time since the birth of Christ.

  • In the year 400 anno Domini, many significant historical events took place.

  • The timeline of events is listed as either before Christ or anno Domini, indicating different eras.

Synonyms

year of our Lord
vsanno Domini
  • Formal
6 8.2

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

is the Latin term used to indicate years after the birth of Christ
Common Era
vsanno Domini
1 4.6

The years of history starting at year one of the calendar now used in many countries

is the traditional Latin phrase indicating years after the birth of Christ
A.D.
vsanno Domini
2.8

Put before a year to show the date is after Jesus's birth

is the full Latin phrase indicating years after the birth of Christ
AD
vsanno Domini
1.0

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

is the full Latin phrase indicating years after the birth of Christ
C.E.
vsanno Domini
3.9

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

is the traditional Latin phrase indicating years after the birth of Christ
CE
vsanno Domini
4.2

Years counted from year 1 in the calendar used today

is the traditional Latin phrase indicating years after the birth of Christ

Surface Forms

anno Domini positive
AD positive

Morphology

anno + dominus

If a learner knows the constituents 'anno' (year) and 'dominus' (lord), the phrase literally composes as 'year of the Lord' and therefore signals years after Christ's birth (the meaning behind AD). Although the form 'Domini' is a Latin genitive, this morphological detail does not prevent a learner who knows the base words from deriving the intended meaning, and the construction is directly compositional in origin.

Etymology

Anno Domini comes from old Latin where anno means 'year' and Domini means 'of the Lord', so anno Domini literally says 'in the year of the Lord'. That's why we often write anno Domini as 'AD' to show a year is counted after the birth of Christ.