English

Alternative forms

• anno domini
• Anno Domini
• Abbreviations: AD, A.D., a.d.

Adverb

anno Domini ‎(not comparable, plural annis Domini)

1. The current date era beginning approximately 2000 years ago in the Gregorian calendar, based on the assumed birth of Jesus Christ.

Usage notes

• The Chicago Manual of Style as well as most house styles require placing the AD before the date (e.g., AD 250), although in casual use it is frequently found following the date.

Synonyms

• Common Era or Christian Era (CE)
• in the year of our Lord or in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ

Antonyms

• Before Christ
• Before Common Era or Before Christian Era

Translations

References

• Anno Domini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “anno Domini” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “anno Domini” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "anno Domini" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Latin

Etymology

From annō (the ablative of annus ‎(“year”)) + Dominī (genitive of Dominus ‎(“Lord”)).

Phrase

annō Dominī

1. in the year of our Lord, anno Domini
   • 1282-1285 — Simon de Keza, Gesta Hungarorum; section 7

     Igitur in aetate sexta saeculi multiplicati Huni in Scitia habitando ut arena, anno Domini septingentesimo in unum congregati, capitaneos inter se...

   • 1476 — Commissio propria domini regis; Decreta Regni Hungariae 1458-1490 (Budapest, 1989)

     Datum Bude in Dominica reminiscere anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo septuagesimo sexto regnorum nostrorum anno Hungarie etc.

English

Adverb

anno domini

1. Alternative spelling of anno Domini