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

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

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

Early in the Christian Era, the image was accepted by the African Christians as an image of the Blessed Virgin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Paganism at the Beginning of the Christian Era.

From The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History by Talmage, James Edward