mores

(môr'āz', -ēz, mōr'-)

1. The accepted traditional customs and usages of a particular social group.
2. Moral attitudes.
3. Manners; ways.

[Latin mōrēs, pl. of mōs, custom.]

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noun

Socially correct behavior: decorum, etiquette, good form, manner (used in plural), propriety (also used in plural), p's and q's. See usual/unusual.

The socially approved forms of behaviour, promoted by laws and customs, which are generally regarded as essential for the maintenance of a society or a group.

The customs and manners of a social group or culture. Mores often serve as moral guidelines for acceptable behavior but are not necessarily religious or ethical.

• Attitudes and Behavior - mores: essential folkways and binding customs of a society

Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - sæder og skikke

Nederlands (Dutch)
zeden

Français (French)
n. pl. - m¯urs

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Sitten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - ήθη και έθιμα

Italiano (Italian)
usanze

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - costumes (m)

Русский (Russian)
нравы

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - costumbres, tradiciones, usos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - sedvänjor

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
习惯, 道德观, 习俗

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 習慣, 道德觀, 習俗

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 사회적 관습

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - しきたり

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) عرف, عادات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮מנהגים, מוסכמות של חברה מסוימת‬

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