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Neither. It stands for "anno Domini" meaning "in the year of (the) Lord."

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What does AD in time stand for?

After Death of christ


What is 269 AD stand for?

269 years after the death of Jesus Christ. Today we would be 2010 AD.


What does AD stand in AD420?

B.C. Stood for Before Christ and A.D. stood for After Death or Departure.


What does AD or BC stand for?

BC comes before AD on a timeline. BC or BCE means before common era, AD means "In the year of Our Lord."BC first AD after


What do AD and BC stand for?

BC stands for "Before Christ" and AD stands for "After Death." In Latin, AD stands for "anno domino." That means "in the year of our lord."BC stands for Before Christ, before Christ was killed. AD stands for After Death AFTER Christ was killed.Two outdated but still common terms. AD stands for After Death (the death of Christ), BC stands for Before Christ. The 'correct' terms are B.C.E (Before Common Era) and C.E (Common Era)AD - Stands For Ano Domini And Bc Stands For Before Christ!! Thats What I Know!AD=after deasth of christ. BC=before christ


What is the period between before christ and after death called?

There is no period of time between BC and AD, because AD does not stand for "after death", it stands for "Anno Domini", which is a Latin term that translates to English as "in the year of our Lord". BC = Years before the birth of Jesus Christ AD = Years since the birth of Jesus Christ


Why use ad and bc for Christ?

ad=after death bc=before christ this is how i remember it


What event causes AD to begin?

Contrary to popular belief, AD does not stand for After Death, as in after the death of jesus Christ. BC stands for Before Christ, while AD stands for Anno Dommeni which essentially means 'in the year of our lord' so AD is the time where jesus lived. so 1 AD was when jesus was 1 year old, ect ect.


What does 498 AD stand for?

AD stands for Anno Domini meaning "after Christ". So 498 AD is 498 years after the birth of Christ.


What does BC and AD stand for in Greek?

BC is "before Christ" and AD "anno domini"


Is BC before or after AD?

BC is before AD (Before Christ) (After Death)


But when does BC end and AD begin at the birth of Christ or His death?

The birth of Christ.