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'AD'. from history indicates the year after Christ's birth .

A.D. ; Latin ; Anno Domini ' In the year of our Lord.

So the current year could be described as 2024 A.D.

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What do the letters AD stand for?

The letters AD stand for Anno Domini. The phrase Anno Domini is actually medieval Latin which means 'the year of Our Lord'.


What is an example of AD in history?

AD stands for Anno Domini and is the dating system used after the birth of Christ in the year 0. All years before that are known as BC or Before Christ. An example is 2016 AD, which is the year we are currently in and every year since the year 0 is an AD year.


What does CE stand for in the year 140 CE?

current era CE ; Common Era (Also , AD ; Anno Domini ) . See link .


What do BC and AD stand for in the time line?

BC means before Christ and AD stands for Anno Domini (year of the lord). BC is before the birth of Christ and AD are the years after the birth. People often use BC as Before the Common era and CE for Common Era (CE). Not all people are christian.


Why is there a movement to use BCE and CE insted of BC and AD?

It is all about feelings - political correctness. Political correctness has no place in documenting history. History is about facts, not feelings. The CE reference is fabricated and unnecessarily confounds reference checks for all history in Western Civilization, not to mention it tends to deny and diminish the impact of a figure in history. History should never do that, no matter how distasteful that person or event is (e.g., Hitler, as a person we would like to diminish and forget). Again, history should be recorded FACTS without the filter of feelings. BC and AD are simply the initials that have recorded our time and history for 2 centuries: a method of recording that is found in all historical documents relevant to learning history in Western Civilization. The use of CE is a sign of an altered and unreliable historical record.