Common Era
English
Etymology
Originally Vulgar Era. The English phrase "common Era" appears at least as early as 1708, and by 1715 is used synonymously with "Christian Era" and "Vulgar Era".
Proper noun
- The secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era, the internationally recognized method of numbering years on the Gregorian calendar.
- 1835, Alexander Campbell, Living Oracles:
- The vulgar Era, or Anno Domini; the fourth year of Jesus Christ, the first of which was but eight days." In its article on General Chronology, the 1908 Catholic Encyclopedia stated that "Foremost among these (dating eras) is that which is now adopted by all civilized peoples and known as the Christian, Vulgar or Common Era, in the twentieth century of which we are now living.
Synonyms
- Era Vulgaris (pseudo-Latin, by Thelemites)
Antonyms
- BCE (Before the Common Era)
Translations
secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era
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References
Common Era on Wikipedia.Wikipedia- “Common Era” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “Common Era” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "Common Era" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
- "General Chronology in the Catholic Encyclopedia, Robert Appleton Company, 1908.
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