[Ads-l] Nones (2005)

[Mark Mandel]

Gosh, when I saw the subject line I thought of these:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nones
  the ninth day before the ides according to ancient Roman reckoning

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/none#h4
  often capitalized : none entry 4
  Definition of none (Entry 4 of 4)
  : the fifth of the canonical hours

Must be from studying Latin.

MAM




On Mon, Feb 3, 2020, 1:29 PM <dave at wilton.net> wrote:

> I'm looking for early examples of "nones" or "none" used to refer to
> people with no formal religious affiliation/identity (includes atheists,
> agnostics, and "spiritual" people).
>
> The earliest I've found is this from 2005:
>
> Bibby, Reginald and Stuart MacDonald. “Restless expert sees church
> growth.” The Presbyterian Record, 129.4, Apr 2005, 46.
>
> “Indeed, if it was included in his list of major religious groups in
> Restless Churches (Table 2.7) the 'religious nones' would rank as the
> second largest denomination in Canada.”
>
> Bibby wrote a 2004 book "Restless Churches." I'll check that out of the
> library tomorrow to see if he uses it there. But I'm wondering if anyone
> has a line on earlier uses. "None" is a devilishly difficult word to search
> for.
>
> --Dave Wilton
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