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Definition of Christian era
1. Noun. The time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth.
Definition of Christian era
1. Proper noun. The current date era beginning approximately (#expr:(CURRENTYEAR)-1) years ago in the Gregorian calendar, based on the assumed birth of Jesus Christ; Christian equivalent of Common Era, based on anno Domini. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Christian Era
Literary usage of Christian era
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The limits of the Christian era form not only the natural limits for an article
in such an encyclopedia аз this, but also an excellent ..."
2. The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the by Robert Chambers (1832)
"It is remarkable, however, that the Christian era was not introduced as a basis of
... There is an ambiguity connected with the Christian era, which must be ..."
3. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Being a Continuation of the by Sir William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1875)
"4669 JP The Christian era. —The Christian era was first introduced by ... This era
was prevalent till the adoption of the Christian era; its epoch was 29th ..."
4. The Traditions of European Literature: From Homer to Dante by Barrett Wendell (1920)
"... the First Century of the Christian era. From a family name it had developed
into an imperial title; and though the first twelve men who bore it may not ..."
5. The Rise of the Mediaeval Church and Its Influence on the Civilisation of by Alexander Clarence Flick (1909)
"In the first century of the Christian era Rome was .e heart and mistress of the
world.1 The Apostle 'aul gloried in his connection with Christianity in the ..."
6. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1893)
"To con-cert a year of the Julian period into The Christian era,—The Christian
era was first introduced by Dionysius Exiguus, a Scythian time it became ..."
7. A History of Philosophy: From Thales to the Present Time by Friedrich Ueberweg, George Sylvester Morris, Henry Boynton Smith, Noah Porter, Vincenzo Botta (1891)
"THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE Christian era. INTRODUCTION. § 71. The religious facts,
ideas, and doctrines of Christianity gave a new impulse to philosophical ..."
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