mores
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mores¹
- /ˈmɔːɹeɪz/ UK
- /ˈmɔːɹiːz/ UK
- /ˈmoɹeɪz/ Canada, US
- /ˈmoɹiz/ Canada, US
- /ˈmoɹz/ Canada
- /ˈmoːɹæɪz/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈmoːɹiːz/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɔːɹeɪz
Where it comes from
From Latin mōrēs (“ways, character, morals”), the plural of mōs. Doublet of moeurs.
noun moeurs
- A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws. All of us seem to need some totalistic relationships in our lives. But to decry the fact that we cannot have only such relationships is nonsense. And to prefer a society in which the individual has holistic relationships with a few, rather than modular relationships with many, is to wish for a retur
mores²
- /mɔː.ɹz/
Rhymes with -ɔːɹz
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
noun moeurs
- plural of more
mores³
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb moeurs
- third-person singular simple present indicative of more
Mores⁴
proper noun
- plural of More
Translations
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noun a set of accepted moral norms or customs
| Español | mores |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 道徳観 dōtokukan, モーレス mōresu, 慣習 kanshū |
| 中文 | 習俗 /习俗 xísú, 風俗 /风俗 fēngsú |
| Português | moras, costumes |
| Français | mœurs, coutumes |
| Deutsch | Sitten, Sittenkodex, Bräuche, Sitte, Gepflogenheiten, Konventionen |
| Română | moravuri |
| Русский | нра́вы nrávy, обы́чаи obýčai, мора́льный ко́декс morálʹnyj kódɛks |
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