year of our Lord

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A year of the Common Era/Christian Era

   A year of the Common Era/Christian Era; anno Domini; numbered from the once estimated first year for the birth of Jesus Christ.

   • Born in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty on September 9, Jeremy had many wonderful friends and family, which sit here with us today.
2. 2

   Used to emphasize the current year.

   • buying CDs in the year of our Lord 2023?
   • Surely, in the year of our lord 2019, you know who Lizzo is. I mean, even if you don’t think you know, girl—you know.

The neighborhood

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• antonymA.C.antonym(s) of “of the Common/Christian Era”
• antonymb.c.antonym(s) of “of the Common/Christian Era”
• antonymBCantonym(s) of “of the Common/Christian Era”
• antonymBCEantonym(s) of “of the Common/Christian Era”
• antonymB.C.E.antonym(s) of “of the Common/Christian Era”