Common Era
the period of time that begins with the year 1: a term often used by non-Christians to avoid the reference to Christ in Christian Era. Abbreviation: C. E.
- See also B.C.E. (def. 4).
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How to use Common Era in a sentence
The beginning of a century of the Common Era is a purely artificial division of time.
He uses the Common Era, though we have no reason to believe that this was done by the writers who immediately preceded him.
An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 | Mary Frances CusackHence, to reduce a Macedonian date to the Common Era, subtract 311 years and four months.
Tighernach was probably the first Irish historian who used the Common Era—that of the Incarnation.
Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum | John HealyThe year 70 of the Common Era was a most disastrous one for the Jews.
Hebrew Humor and other Essays | Joseph Chotzner
British Dictionary definitions for Common Era
another name for Christian Era
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Scientific definitions for Common Era
The period beginning with the year traditionally thought to have been birth of Jesus.
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