BCE
- BCE
- 1. Before Common Era. BCE denotes that a year is before the believed year
of birth of Christ. BCE otherwise has the same significance as
BC. BCE is an attempt to remove references to Christ
from the common dating system, which uses His birth as the zero reference
point for measuring the year.
cf Politically Correct (PC).
- 2. Before Christian Era. Same meaning, and simple alternative to, the abbreviation BC.