2007-02-12 11:43:24 · 11 answers · asked by dirtyoldman 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
BC - Before Christ
AD - Anno Domini (Latin for 'year of Our Lord')
Refering to years before, or after, the birth of Jesus.
BCE and CE have the same two meanings, but (in spite of what others have told you), they are used much less often. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_Christ#Alternative_naming:_Common_Era
2007-02-12 11:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by K ; 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BC stands for Before Christ and, of course, AD stands for After Death.
2007-02-12 11:46:40 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry_S. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BC is Before Christ and AD is Anno Domini or the years following Christ's death. Currently, we do not use these terms. We opt instead for BCE (Before the Common Era) and CE (Common Era) which refer to the same points in time as BC and AD respectively.
2007-02-12 11:47:37 · answer #3 · answered by Monique D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi .. I think it stands for BC = Birth of Christ and AD = After the Death ( of Christ)
2007-02-12 11:59:04 · answer #4 · answered by auscheekygal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BCE means Before Common Era BC means before Christ (Jesus) and AD Anno Domini
2016-05-24 02:59:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think BC stand for before Christ and AD stands for after death.
2007-02-12 11:46:22 · answer #6 · answered by MJ247 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B.C is Before Christ and A.D is anno domini which is latin for "the year of our lord." Read the article on the website below. That should help.
http://www.gotquestions.org/BC-AD.html
2007-02-12 11:47:46 · answer #7 · answered by zzkoontza 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bc/ before christ sorry cant remember ad ( ad after the death of christ) is correct
2007-02-12 11:46:26 · answer #8 · answered by bubbles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before Christ and Anno Domini.
Currently, they are reffered to as BCE and CE though.
2007-02-12 11:45:55 · answer #9 · answered by tchem75 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_Domini
2007-02-12 11:47:55 · answer #10 · answered by Memo Erdes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋