None (Noun)

A canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise.

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

None was said by the Benedictine monks three times a day to signal a period of rest and relaxation.
After none, the abbot led the monks to the dining hall for their afternoon meal.
None is an essential part of the Liturgy of the Hours in many Christian traditions.
During the Middle Ages, many Christians prayed none to express their gratitude for the day's blessings.
At the monastic community, none was followed by a time for meditation and private reflection.

A service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier.

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

The priest began to chant the None, the canonical hour of prayer that marked the ninth hour of the day.
None was one of the daytime canonical hours that the monks observed in their daily routine of prayer and work.
The congregation fell silent as the priest read the None from the breviary, his voice rising and falling in a soothing cadence.
After a busy morning, the nuns took a short break before gathering in the chapel to recite the None.
At the monastery, the None was an occasion for the brothers to come together and pray for the sick and the suffering.