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Type of canonical hour

Examples of nones

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The rise of the nones is symptomatic of the decline of many forms of belonging.
From the dailyherald.com
The nones always occur 8 days before the ides, i.e., on the fifth or the seventh.
From the en.wikipedia.org
And 55 percent of nones identify themselves as either religious or spiritual.
From the stltoday.com
In 2008, 75 percent of the nones registered to vote went for Barack Obama.
From the huffingtonpost.com
According to Pew, all of the recent growth in the nones has come among those who are not married.
From the dailyherald.com
About 70 percent of the nones voted for President Obama.
From the dailyherald.com
Nones are those who are atheists, not-religious, etc.
From the scienceblogs.com
From the shape and orientation of the new moon, the number of days remaining to the nones would be proclaimed.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The ides ell on the thirteenth in those months in which the nones fell on the fifth, and the fifteenth in the other four months.
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More examples
  • The fifth of the seven canonical hours; about 3 p.m.
  • The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire. This article generally discusses the early Roman or 'pre-Julian' calendars. The calendar used after 46 BC is discussed under Julian calendar.
  • Nones is a book of poems by W. H. Auden published in 1951. The book contains Auden's shorter poems written between 1946 and 1950, including "In Praise of Limestone", "Prime", "Nones," "Memorial for the City", "Precious Five", and "A Walk After Dark".
  • Nones (1954) is a composition by Luciano Berio scored for orchestra. The piece is named for the poem, "Nones", by W. H. Auden, and was originally intended to be an oratorio on the poem. ...
  • In the Roman calendar the eighth day (ninth counting inclusively) before the ides of a month. That is the seventh day of March, May, July, October, and the fifth day of the other months; Midday, or the meal eaten at midday; The liturgy said at midday
  • The 5th or 7th day of the month, depending on the month, in Roman dating
  • Ninth day before the ides (hence 5th or 7th of month, since Romans counted both ends of the number series).
  • The sixth hour of prayer, said mid afternoon