mores

mo·res  (môrz, -z, mr-)

pl.n.

1. The accepted traditional customs and usages of a particular social group.

2. Moral attitudes.

3. Manners; ways.

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[Latin mrs, pl. of ms, custom; see m-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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mores [more-rayz]

Noun, pl

the customs and conventions embodying the fundamental values of a community [Latin: customs]

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Noun

1.

mores - (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group normal, convention, rule, pattern, formula - something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" sociology - the study and classification of human societies