It means "Behold the Handmaid of the Lord", and is the title of a famous painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti created in 1849-1850 hanging in the Tate Britain in London. Addition: The words are traditionally the Virgin Mary's answer to the Archangel Gabriel in the Annunciation.
Peaceful masters.
bc= before christ ad= anno domini ( the year of our lord)
Actually, A.D does not mean after death. It stands for Anno Domini, which means "The Year of Our Lord'
CE (common era) is the same as AD (anno domini). (ex: 1400 CE is same as 1400 AD)
BC: Before Christ AD: Anno Domini (After Christ/Latin) BC stands for "Before Christ", AD stands for "Anno Domini" which is medieval latin for "in the year of (the) Lord" - not After Death! Interestingly, there was no year zero - the calendar goes straight from 1 BC to 1 AD.
This phrase means " The new maid laughs"
ancilla means: slave - girl
This is a latin phrase from Apocalypse 21:5,Ecce nova facio omnia, meaning "Behold: I make l things new" referring to the revelation of the New Jerusalem to St John
The Latin phrase Ecce quam bonum et quam jucundum estmeans "Behold how good and how pleasing it is".
Anellus domini - the master's little ring.
'Look.'
The English equivalent of the Latin phrase 'in nomen Domini benedictum' is Blessed in the name of the Lord. In the word-by-word translation, the preposition 'in' means 'in'. The noun 'nomen' means 'name'. The word 'Domini' means 'Lord'. The past participle 'benedictum' means 'blessed'.
ancilla = maidservanthortum = accusative sing of hortus (n) 'garden'Is the maidservant doing something? Is there a verb missing? The case does not denote location or possession of the garden. It's a direct object.
Anno Domini
Anno Domini
The Latin word "angelus" can be translated to mean "angel" in modern English. The Latin term "Angelus" is used in many Roman Catholic prayers, such as in the phrase "Angelus Domini".
Year of our Lord.