nones

  • 31NONES —    in the Roman calendar the ninth day before the IDES (q.v.), being the 7th of March, May, July, and October, and the 5th of the rest …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 32Nones —    One of the seven Canonical Hours (which see). The ninth hour, or 3 P. M …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 33nones — no|nes Mot Pla Nom femení plural …

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  • 34nones — prayer service held at 3 p.m. Ecclesiastical Terms …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 35nones — nəʊnz n. ninth day before the ides in the ancient Roman calendar (7th of March, May, July, and October, and the 5th of the remaining months); (Catholicism) fifth canonical hour (approximately 3 PM) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 36nones — [nəʊnz] plural noun 1》 (in the ancient Roman calendar) the ninth day before the ides by inclusive reckoning, i.e. the 7th day of March, May, July, October, the 5th of other months. 2》 variant spelling of none2. Origin via OFr. from L. nonas,… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 37Nones — The ‘ninth’ hour of the day, usually 3 pm. See also Canonical Hours …

    Medieval glossary

  • 38nones — I. /noʊnz/ (say nohnz) noun Ecclesiastical the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.). {Middle English, Old English nōn, from Latin nōna(hōra). See noon} II. /noʊnz/… …

  • 39nones —   n. pl. ninth day before ides in ancient Roman calendar; Ecclesiastical, office said at ninth hour …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 40nones — /nownz/ In the Roman calendar, the fifth, and, in March, May, July, and October, the seventh, day of the month. So called because, counting inclusively, they were nine days from the ides …

    Black's law dictionary