nones
3 synonyms for nones, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (historical) In the Roman calendar, the day marking the first quarter of the month: the 7th of March, May, July and October, and the 5th of the other months.
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2. noun
(religion) The church service held at this hour.
“The Greek monks always listen to their reader recite Psalms 83, 84, and 85 from the Septuagint at nones.”
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...
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