mores
A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than…A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.
» Comedy reproves mores through laughter.
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1 senses(plural, plural only)A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.
Sitten, Sittenkodex, Bräuche
нра́выnrávy, обы́чаиobýčai, мора́льный ко́дексmorálʹnyj kódɛks
- (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
Examples
2 sentencesComedy reproves mores through laughter.
It's the capital above all that makes the mores of people; it's Paris that makes the French.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin mōrēs (“ways, character, morals”), the plural of mōs. Doublet of moeurs.From Latin mōrēs (“ways, character, morals”), the plural of mōs. Doublet of moeurs.
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