mores

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɔːreɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɔreɪz, -iz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(môr′āz, -ēz, mōr′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mo•res /ˈmɔreɪz, -iz/USA pronunciation   n. [plural]
  1. Sociologycustoms held to be of central importance and accepted without question:Violations of social mores are becoming more frequent.
See -mor-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mo•res  (môr′āz, -ēz, mōr′-),USA pronunciation n.pl. [Sociol.]
  1. Sociologyfolkways of central importance accepted without question and embodying the fundamental moral views of a group.
  • Latin mōres, plural of mōs usage, custom
  • 1905–10
    customs, conventions, practices.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mores / ˈmɔːreɪz/
  1. the customs and conventions embodying the fundamental values of a group or society
Etymology: 20th Century: from Latin, plural of mōs custom
'mores' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Middletown - O tempora! O mores! - Port Moresby - antiestablishment - caste - ecphonesis - folk - internalize - law - manner - nonmaterial culture - straight - structure

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