Christian Era

[ kris-chuhn eer-uh, er-uh ]

/ ˈkrɪs tʃən ˈɪər ə, ˈɛr ə /

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noun

the period since the assumed year of Jesus' birth.

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Origin of Christian Era

First recorded in 1650–60

Words nearby Christian Era

Christian Brothers, Christian Democracy, Christian Democrat, Christian Democratic Party, Christian Endeavor, Christian Era, Christiania, Christianism, Christianity, Christian IV, Christian IX

How to use Christian Era in a sentence

But the enemy of the new emirs is neither the Jew nor the Christian, it is the godless militant defending secularism.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In 2009, a Pakistani Christian woman got into a religious argument with some Muslim women with whom she was harvesting berries.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The breakdown of the 114th Congress is 80 percent white, 80 percent male, and 92 percent Christian.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Congress is now 92 percent Christian, resembling more to a papal enclave than our religiously diverse nation.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Even in the medieval era this disparity made Christians uncomfortable.
Oops! Jesus’ Last Steps Are in the Wrong Place|Candida Moss|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I shall therefore, in my effort to prove the Bible fallible, quote almost wholly from Christian critics.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Hence it can be seen what hope there is of establishing a flourishing christian church by such evangelists.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
His superior talents and untiring industry were under the direction of philanthropic and Christian impulses.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
"Marco's" reply conclusively proved his possession of a Christian spirit.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
All religions, the Christian religion included, are adaptations or variants of older religions.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford

British Dictionary definitions for Christian Era

Christian Era

noun

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

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