Christian Era

[ kris-chuhn eer-uh, er-uh ]

noun

1. the period since the assumed year of Jesus' birth.

Christian Era

noun

1. the period beginning with the year of Christ's birth. Dates in this era are labelled ad , those previous to it bc Also calledCommon Era

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christian Era¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

It is known that pigeons were used as messengers in war about the beginning of the Christian Era.

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For the closing years of the nineteenth century of the Christian Era, this is, as Sark says, most encouraging.

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For 1000 years after the christian era there were no textile manufactures as we now understand the terms.

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Pictet considers that the first wave of Aryan emigration occurred 3,000 years before the Christian Era.

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Pliny mentions twenty-nine kinds of apples cultivated in Italy, about the commencement of the Christian Era.

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