anno Domini
Americanadverb
noun
Etymology
Origin of anno Domini
From Latin: annō Dominī
Example Sentences
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So he devised a calendar system called anno Domini, which was based on when he believed Jesus was born.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2019
But it was Mr. Limbaugh’s arrival in 1996 that appears to be anno Domini in this conservative punditocracy.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2011
Nobody, however, can deny that it is a strange and wonderful fact that the man pictured in Mr. President can be President of the U.S., anno Domini 1952.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Dionysius decided that the year of Christ’s birth should, thenceforth, be the year 1 anno Domini, or the first year of Our Lord.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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This Bible was given to me by my ffather Coke when I went to keepe Christmas with him at Holckam, anno Domini 1658.
From Notes and Queries, Number 181, April 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell
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