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(môr'āz', -ēz, mōr'-) 
pl.n.
pl.n.
- The accepted traditional customs and usages of a particular social group.
- Moral attitudes.
- Manners; ways.
[Latin mōrēs, pl. of mōs, custom.]
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mores
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- 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.
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mores (môr'āz), concept developed by William Graham Sumner to designate those folkways that if violated, result in extreme punishment. The term comes from the Latin mos (customs), and although mores are fewer in number than folkways, they are more coercive. Negative mores are taboos, usually supported by religious or philosophical sanctions. Whereas folkways guide human conduct in the more mundane areas of life, mores tend to control those aspects connected with sex, the family, or religion.
(mawr-ayz, mawr-eez)
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.
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- Attitudes and Behavior - mores: essential folkways and binding customs of a society
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Mores
Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - sæder og skikke
Français (French)
n. pl. - m¯urs
Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Sitten
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - ήθη και έθιμα
Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - costumes (m)
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(الجمع) عرف, عادات
עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - מנהגים, מוסכמות של חברה מסוימת
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