Christian Era

American  

[kris-chuhn eer-uh, er-uh] / ˈkrɪs tʃən ˈɪər ə, ˈɛr ə /

noun

1. the period since the assumed year of Jesus' birth.

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Christian Era British  

noun

1. Also called: Common Era.  the period beginning with the year of Christ's birth. Dates in this era are labelled _ad , those previous to it _bc

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Etymology

Origin of Christian Era

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

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Christian Era

“In the second century of the Christian Era, the empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most civilized portion of mankind.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2016

George Foot Moore of Harvard for his book Judaism in the First Centuries of the Christian Era, and John Davison Rockefeller Jr. for his gifts to Jewish causes.

From Time Magazine Archive

He picked as No. 1 Atrocity not the Catharine figure but a figure in the group "Education Before the Christian Era."

From Time Magazine Archive

But by the time of the Christian Era, Egyptian life was luxurious, food was soft.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is also known that the Chinese were versed in this art before the Christian Era, and that they made paper from the bark of various trees, the soft part of bamboo stems, and cotton.

From Construction Work for Rural and Elementary Schools by Virginia McGaw