Mores

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  • noun plural. The accepted traditional customs and usages of a particular social group.
  • noun plural. Moral attitudes.
  • noun plural. Manners; ways.
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  • noun plural. Customs; habits; esp., moral customs conformity to which is more or less obligatory; customary law.
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  • noun. A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices. Mores derive from the established practices of a society rather than its written laws.
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  • noun. (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
    • Word Usage
    "Romans used generally, for this idea, the term mores, and hence Cicero and"
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    convention  formula  normal  pattern  rule  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Salem  absentem  absurdum  ardet  clerici  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Weltanschauung  acculturation  amenities  bon ton  civilities  
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