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anno Domini
(redirected from In the year of our Lord)

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an·no Dom·i·ni  (n dm-n, -n)
adv. Abbr. A.D. or a.d.
In a specified year of the Christian era.
[Medieval Latin ann Domin : Latin ann, ablative of annus, year + Latin Domin, genitive of Dominus, Lord.]
anno Domini [ˈænəʊ ˈdɒmɪˌnaɪ -ˌniː]
adv
the full form of AD
n
Informal advancing old age
[Latin: in the year of our Lord]
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Adv.1.anno Domini - in the Christian era; used before dates after the supposed year Christ was born; "in AD 200"
A.D., AD
Translations
Anno Domini [ˈænəʊˈdɒmɪnaɪ] N (frm) Anno Domini 43 → el año 43 después de Jesucristo
the third century Anno Domini → el siglo tercero de Cristo
anno Domini
n
(abbr AD) → nach Christus, Anno Domini; in 53 anno Domini → im Jahre 53 nach Christus
(inf: = age) → Alter nt
Anno Domini [ˈænəʊˈdɒmɪnaɪ] adv → anno Domini
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And the good man William Beverage in the year of our Lord 1943 put his mind to making a welfare state for the benefit of the people of Angleland.
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His parents said they were astonished to hear pupils were no longer using AD - short for Anno Domini, the Latin for in the year of our Lord - and BC, meaning Before Christ.
B.C. R.I.P by The Mirror (London, England)
Whitehall mandarins are considering dumping the Latin phrase Anno Domini - in the year of our Lord - for the politically correct CE, meaning Common Era.
Church condemns bid to take Christ out of calendar by Gordon, Tom / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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