nones
壬子,壬辰年,壬寅年,壬子年
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Ecclesiastical.
- : the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day.
Examples
Growth of the nones is a hot topic among American evangelicals.
In contrast, religious “nones” are a rising political force, and are at home within the Democratic Party.
Meanwhile, religious “nones” and “others” are now a fifth of those who go to the polls.
"She has actually had a nones—six candles have been burning for days before the image," said Venturita.
And not a dewdrop fell from grass till midday, and wind would not touch a beast's tail until nones.
Eubulus was also reserved to the nones of March, and was then cast to the beasts.
Nones (Latin nonae, from nonus, the ninth,) the ninth day before the Ides.
The library was to be open to the public every week day for two hours before Nones (or nine), and for two hours after Nones.