[John29249]

What is the true meaning of B.C. and A.D. in terms of time?
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[Dawn M.]

The initials BC and AD meant “Before Christ” and “Ado Dommini” literally translated, “The Year of Our Lord.” In recent times, with each religion demanding equal time, they have been changed to be politically correct, with BCE meaning “Before Common Era” and CE meaning “Common Era.” These seem to be acceptable and non-offensive to most faiths.

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[John K.]

All of the above is true, but I would point out that the BCE/CE designation is not a purely ‘PC’ construct. The fact remains that the people who determined the BC/AD system messed up. It is off by a few years, if you use the historically accurate year of Jesus’ birth as a point of reference. So that is easily corrected by the BCE/CE designation.

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