anno domini
/ˈæn.əʊ ˈdɒ.mə.nɪ//ˈæn.oʊ ˈdɑ.mə.ni/
anno domini is the alternative spelling of anno Domini.
Adverb capitalized: Anno Domini
Anno Domini (not comparable)
- In the year of our Lord (often abbreviated A.D. or AD).
- In Witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the eleventh of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord, King James of England, France and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini, 1620.1620, Mayflower Compact, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
- The scene was Mr. Cruncher’s private lodging in Hanging-sword-alley, Whitefriars: the time, half-past seven of the clock on a windy March morning, Anno Domini seventeen hundred and eighty.1859, Charles Dickens, “Book the Second”, in A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- AD, Common Era, Christian Era, in the year of our Lord, in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ
Noun capitalized: anno Domini
anno Domini (countable and uncountable, plural annis Domini)
- The current date era beginning approximately 2000 years ago in the Gregorian calendar, based on the birth of Jesus Christ.
Synonyms of anno domini
- AD
- Common Era
- Christian Era
- in the year of our Lord
- in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ
Antonyms
- BC
- Before Common Era
- Before Christian Era
Forms of anno domini
| Adverb | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | anno domini |
| alternative form | anno Domini |
| Noun | |
| plural | annis Domini |
| alternative form | Anno Domini |
| alternative form | AD |
| alternative form | A.D. |
| alternative form | a.d. |
Origin of anno domini
Borrowed from Medieval Latin annō Dominī (“in the year of the Lord”) from the word annō (“in the year”) the ablative of annus (“year”) + Dominī (“of the Lord”) the genitive of Dominus (“the Lord”).
Borrowed from Medieval Latin annō Dominī, from annō, (ablative of annus (“year”)) + Dominī (genitive of dominus (“lord”)); literally, in the year of the Lord.
Questions about anno domini
- What does anno domini mean?
- Anno domini means in the year of our Lord (often abbreviated A.D. or AD).
- What is anno domini the alternative spelling of?
- Anno domini is the alternative spelling of anno Domini.
- What part of speech is anno domini?
- Anno domini can be an adverb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce anno domini?
- Anno domini is pronounced /ˈæn.əʊ ˈdɒ.mə.nɪ/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: anno domini (page history and authors); Anno Domini (page history and authors); anno Domini (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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