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- noun Those without any religious affiliation
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From these three terms the days received their denomination in the following manner: -- Those which were comprised between the Calends and the Nones were called _the days before the Nones_; those between the Nones and the Ides were called _the days before the Ides_; and, lastly, all the days after the Ides to the end of the month were called _the days before the Calends_ of the succeeding month.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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Oregon once led the nation in Nones (18% in 1990), but in 2008 the leader, with 34%, was Vermont, where Nones significantly outnumber every other group.
Most religious groups in USA have lost ground, survey finds 2009
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Oregon once led the nation in Nones (18% in 1990), but in 2008 the leader, with 34%, was Vermont, where Nones significantly outnumber every other group.
Survey shows major faith shifts; Growing group of Americans claim no religion at all 2009
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You're among the "Nones" -- folks who claim no religion and maybe you shrug off spirituality, too.
No God, no mantra? You'd flunk Army's 'spiritual fitness' test 2011
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A closer look at the "Nones" - people who said "None" when asked their religious identity - shows that this group (now 15\% of Americans, up from 8\% in 1990) opts out of traditional religious rites of passage:
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Keysar said Wyoming's percentage of "Nones" - no stated religious preference, atheist or agnostic - is noteworthy because the rate of increase outpaced the rest of the Rocky Mountain region.
billingsgazette.com 2009
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The group that researchers call the "Nones" -- atheists, agnostics, and other secularists
Crosswalk.com - Home 2009
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The group that researchers call the "Nones" - atheists, agnostics, and other secularists - have almost doubled in that time period, from 8.2 percent to 15 percent.
Biblical Recorder 2009
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The group that researchers call the "Nones" - atheists, agnostics, and other secularists - have almost doubled in that time period, from 8.2 percent to 15 percent.
Biblical Recorder 2009
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The ARIS research also led in quantifying and planting a label on the "Nones" - people who said "None" when asked the survey's basic question: "What is your religious identity?"
unknown title 2009
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