anno Domini

[ an-oh dom-uh-nahy, -nee, ah-noh ]

1. in the year of our Lord. : a.d., A.D.

anno Domini

/ ˈænəʊ ˈdɒmɪˌnaɪ; -ˌniː /

adverb

1. the full form of AD

noun

1. informal.
   advancing old age

Word History and Origins

Origin of anno Domini¹

From Latin: annō Dominī

Word History and Origins

Origin of anno Domini¹

Latin: in the year of our Lord

Example Sentences

“Self-Made” begins not with Leonardo da Vinci, as advertised in the book’s subtitle, but the somewhat more obscure German artist Albrecht Dürer, a pioneer in the field of self-portraiture who rendered himself in the image of Jesus Christ and splashed his initials, which felicitously echoed “Anno Domini,” wherever he could.

From New York Times

Dionysius decided that the year of Christ’s birth should, thenceforth, be the year 1 anno Domini, or the first year of Our Lord.

From Literature

Both inscriptions are preceded by “ANNO DOMINI,” Latin for “the year of our Lord.”

From Washington Post

After his retirement, Nike released a new line of sneakers styled as Kobe A.D., or anno Domini, the Latin phrase that means “in the year of the Lord.”

From New York Times

A.D., for me, has come to mean not anno Domini but anno DeLillo, an unaccountable time after the annulment of time — after the fall seasons and spring seasons, after the sweeps-weeks and opening weekends, after the early and late editions, after the updates at 6 and at 10.

From New York Times