Phrase guide

year of our Lord

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A year of the Common Era/Christian Era; anno Domini; numbered from the once estimated first year for the birth of Jesus Christ.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity

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Meaning relationships

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noun

Meaning 2

Used to emphasize the current year.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous

Examples

  • buying CDs in the year of our Lord 2023?

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English yere of our lord.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: Herran vuosi — anno Domini
  • French: an de grâce — anno Domini
  • French: de notre ère — anno Domini
  • German: Jahr des Herrn — anno Domini
  • German: im Jahre des Herrn — anno Domini
  • Greek: σωτήριον έτος (sotírion étos) — anno Domini
  • Polish: rok pański — anno Domini
  • Portuguese: ano de nosso Senhor — anno Domini
  • Portuguese: ano de Cristo — anno Domini
  • Portuguese: ano da graça — anno Domini
  • Romanian: an de grație — anno Domini
  • Russian: на́шей э́ры (nášej éry) — anno Domini
  • Swedish: nådens år — anno Domini
  • Swedish: Herrens år — anno Domini