There are some who think this has to do with the death of Jesus Christ.
2007-03-15 11:45:08 · 50 answers · asked by thankyou "iana" 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
But that is not what it is.
2007-03-15 11:46:55 · update #1
Anno Domini, it is after christs birth. before his birth is BC (before christ)
2007-03-15 11:47:36 · answer #1 · answered by CaptainGuevara 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After Death
2007-03-16 15:05:37 · answer #2 · answered by Lior 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After Death
2007-03-15 11:50:45 · answer #3 · answered by reddie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A.D stands for Anno Domini.
It is Latin. It means "In the Year of the Lord". The shortened version loses some of the translation as it is missing the vital word Nostri which lends ownership to the noun Domini.
Short for Anno Domini Nostri Jesus Christi ("in the Year of Our Lord, Jesus Christ"), the predominantly used system for dating years across the world, used with the Gregorian calendar, and based on the perceived year of the birth of Jesus Christ. The years before Jesus' birth were once marked with a. C.n (Ante Christum Natum, "Before Christ was Born"), but now use the English abbreviation BC ("Before Christ"). And more recently C.E Common Era.
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2007-03-15 15:29:05 · answer #4 · answered by Gaz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The letter come from the latin words Anno Domini which means "the year of our Lord." All time is set to BC - Before Christ, and AD -
2007-03-15 11:49:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means Anno Domini which is "in the Year of our LORD".
In this age of everyone trying so hard to be politically correct, so as not to offend anyone, it is now being changed to CE which means Common Era. B.C. has also been changed to BCE which is Before Common Era.
Whether or not you believe in Christ, our entire timetable of history to now is based on Christ's birth. You can call it whatever you want but it does not change a thing. It's still all about Christ and the time of his birth not death.
2007-03-15 12:06:16 · answer #6 · answered by mamagino63 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is commonly thought that BC stands for "before Christ" and AD stands for "after death." This is only half correct. How could 1 B.C. have been "before Christ" and 1 A.D. been "after death"? BC does stand for "before Christ." AD actually stands for the Latin phrase "anno domini" which means "in the year of our Lord." The B.C. / A.D. dating system is not taught in the Bible. It actually was not fully implemented and accepted until several centuries after Jesus' death.
2007-03-15 11:49:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anno Domini - latin for Year of our lord. Actually has more to do with Jesus' birth than his death, even though most agree that the Church got their accounting wrong by 4-6 years.
2007-03-15 11:47:52 · answer #8 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anno Domini
2007-03-15 11:47:51 · answer #9 · answered by Nina1999 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
After Death.
2007-03-15 11:47:14 · answer #10 · answered by S K 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
A.D. stands for Anno Domini, which translates as in the year of the Lord...so it DOES in fact have something to do with Christ, if you believe Christ is the Lord.
2007-03-15 11:51:28 · answer #11 · answered by una_bella_cantante 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋