Definition of "nones" []

• The ninth day before the ides of a month; in the ancient Roman calendar, the seventh day of March, May, July, or October and the fifth day of the other months. (noun-plural)
• Ecclesiastical The fifth of the seven canonical hours. No longer in liturgical use. (noun-plural)
• Ecclesiastical The time of day appointed for this service, usually the ninth hour after sunrise. (noun-plural)

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• "One of the biggest errors made by observers of the rise of religious "nones" is mistaking the religiously unaffiliated for secularists."
• "The 2008 American Religious Identification Survey found that those who claimed "no religion" -- popularly known as the "nones" -- were the only demographic group that grew in every state within the last 18 years, according to researchers at Trinity College."
• "Rich went on with a chancier comment on how seriously to take the polls, which show that "nones"--people with no religious attachment or interest--is a fast-growing camp in America."