What is the meaning of Anno Domino?

Answer 1

i was always taught it meant "in the year of our lord", meaning after christ's birth. ANSWER: ANNO http://www.babylon.com/define/112/Latin-Dictionary.html

anno

V TRANS

pass/live through a year

Anno (an.)

Year

anno

n. in the year of (Latin)

DOMINI

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Domini

n. (Latin) part of the phrase "anno Domini" ("in the year of our Lord, " generally written as "A.D.", designates the years since the reputed date of the birth of Christ)

Domini may mean: * Domini (company) - an investment company. * Domini (Imperial Rome) - meaning "lords" in Latin, a title of emperors of the Roman Empire. * Domini (Christianity) - meaning "of the Lord" in Latin, used in phrases such as Anno Domini and Dies Domini referring to Jesus Christ. A.D does not mean (NB) After the death of Christ. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_domini Because B.C. is the English abbreviation for Before Christ, some people incorrectly conclude that A.D. must mean After Death, i.e., after the death of Jesus (NB). If that were true, the thirty-three or so years of his life would not be in any era.[5] Anno Domini[1] (Medieval Latin: In the year of (the/Our) Lord),[2][3] abbreviated as AD or A.D., is a designation used to number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. More fully, years may be also specified as Anno Domini Nostri Iesu (Jesu) Christi ("In the Year of Our Lord Jesus Christ"). The calendar era that it numbers is based on the traditionally reckoned year of the conception or birth of Jesus. Before Christ, abbreviated as BC or B.C., is used in the English language to denote years before the start of this epoch. Though the Anno Domini dating system was devised in 525, it was not until the 8th century that the system began to be adopted in Western Europe. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, even popes continued to date documents according to regnal years, and usage of AD only gradually became more common in Europe from the 11th to the 14th centuries.[4] In 1422. Hope you found your answer. Glad to be of help.

Answer 2

You're probably referring to Anno Domini, which means "in the year of the Lord."

Answer 3

year of the Lord