Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The period beginning with the traditional birth year of Jesus, designated as year 1.
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- proper noun the method of numbering years whereby the current internationally recognized year is 2013 on the
Gregorian calendar ;secular equivalent ofanno Domini and theChristian Era .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth
- adverb of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
Etymologies
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Examples
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The "census" ordered by Emperor Augustine is not recorded in Roman history, but a local census did take place in the Roman province of Judea in A.D. 6 or C.E., the Common Era.
Kenneth C. Davis: Dueling Billboards and the Myths of Christmas Kenneth C. Davis 2010
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The "census" ordered by Emperor Augustine is not recorded in Roman history, but a local census did take place in the Roman province of Judea in A.D. 6 or C.E., the Common Era.
Kenneth C. Davis: Dueling Billboards And The Myths of Christmas Kenneth C. Davis 2010
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The "census" ordered by Emperor Augustine is not recorded in Roman history, but a local census did take place in the Roman province of Judea in A.D. 6 or C.E., the Common Era.
Kenneth C. Davis: Dueling Billboards and the Myths of Christmas Kenneth C. Davis 2010
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The "census" ordered by Emperor Augustine is not recorded in Roman history, but a local census did take place in the Roman province of Judea in A.D. 6 or C.E., the Common Era.
Kenneth C. Davis: Dueling Billboards And The Myths of Christmas Kenneth C. Davis 2010
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Technology is mid-nineteenth century equivalent, "he said, adding after a moment," by the Common Era.
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The form of Bon that has developed since the eleventh century of the Common Era shares enough in common with the four Tibetan Buddhist traditions for us to consider all five as a unit.
Introductory Comparison of the Five Tibetan Traditions of Buddhism and Bon 2000
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The attitudes and values we associate with Christian tradition, particularly attitudes toward sexual matters, evolved in Western culture at a specific time — during the first four centuries of the Common Era, when the Christian movement, which had begun as a defiant sect, transformed itself into the religion of the Roman Empire.
The Politics of Paradise Pagels, Elaine H. 1988
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It refers to Common Era and is used in place of A.D. the dates are the same ie 2009 AD is 2009 CE.
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It refers to Common Era and is used in place of A.D. the dates are the same ie 2009 AD is 2009 CE.
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It refers to Common Era and is used in place of A.D. the dates are the same ie 2009 AD is 2009 CE.
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