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Sitte

[ˈzɪtə]

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noun Sitte · Sitten

in der Gesellschaft durch Tradition, Brauch und/oder moralische/religiöse Gebote legitimierte soziale Norm Das ist hier Sitte.
Kurzwort für Sittendezernat oder Sittenpolizei Um diesen Fall muss sich nicht die Mordkommission, sondern die Sitte kümmern.

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convention generally accepted principle, method or behaviour
mores a set of accepted moral norms or customs
custom frequent repetition of the same act
folkway custom or belief common to members of a society

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@misc{sitte_2026,
  title = {Sitte},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/sitte},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}