in the year of our Lord
idiom
formal
—used before a year to say that it is after the birth of Jesus Christ
The couple married on this day in the year of our Lord 1954.
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Done at the City of Washington this 1st day of December in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty-four and of the Independence of the United States the Two Hundred and Forty-ninth.
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Given under my hand at the City of New York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.
— George Washington
Great men once ruled this country.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Done at Paris, this third day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 14 Nov. 2024
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Given under my hand at the City of New York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.
— George Washington
Great men once ruled this country.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Done at Paris, this third day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 14 Nov. 2024
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“In the year of our Lord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20year%20of%20our%20Lord. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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