nones

/nəʊnz/

Etymology

From Latin nōnus (“ninth”). As a day of the Roman calendar, via nōnae (“ninth days”) from the original Roman practice of counting forward to the next full or new crescent moon, the nones' occurrence 8 days before the ides of every month (9 counting inclusively) following the establishment of a fixed calendar, and from the Latin practice of treating most recurring calendrical days as plurals. Some scholars believe the name is a variant of the nundines (nūndinae fēriae (“ninth-day festival”)), the Roman market days held every eight days (9 counting inclusively), which were likely announced for each coming month by the Roman kings on the first-quarter days. As a time of day, via the plural form of Middle English, Anglo-Norman, & French none and Latin nōna (“ninth hour”) after the manner of ea

nones means the notional first-quarter day of a Roman month, occurring on the 7th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 5th day of all other months. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

nones is pronounced /nəʊnz/.

noun

The notional first-quarter day of a Roman month, occurring on the 7th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 5th day of all other months.“The third day before the nones of March is March 5th; the third nones of August is August 3rd; and the third of the nones of November is November 3rd.”
The ninth hour after dawn (about 3 pm).“...the same Liturgy of prayers be used both at Nones and Vespers. [With the note:] Nones was what we call three o'clock in the afternoon.”
The divine office appointed to the hour.“The Greek monks always listen to their reader recite Psalms 83, 84, and 85 from the Septuagint at nones.”
Synonym of lunch: a meal eaten around noon.“I... ouer-seye me at my sopere and some tyme at nones.”
Those without any religious affiliation: atheists and others outside any organized religion.“The second is the “Nones” proper, those who in response to the question “What is your religious tradition, if any?” answer “None.” […] Even among the “Nones” only a small minority identify as atheist or agnostic. In fact, the vast majority of “Nones” claim beliefs and attitudes more like than unlike those of persons inside churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques.”
A dialect of Italian spoken in parts of Trentino around the Non Valley.