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
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
A.D., anno Domini, in the year of our Lord: used also as if equivalent to 'after Christ', or 'of the Christian era'.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
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