Before Common Era. Synonymous with B.C. without religious bias. 
Before the Common Era; indicates that a time division falls before the Christian era; same as B.C.
abbreviation for Before Common Era. When used as a suffix to a date, it indicates the number of years prior to the supposed date of the birth of Christ that an event occurred. B.C.E. is thus equivalent to B.C., but is used primarily by non-Christians, or by Christians who wish to avoid the ethnocentrism implicit in the use of B.C. in connection wi...
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering. · Bachelor of Christian Education. · Bachelor of Civil Engineering. · before Christian (or Common) Era.