mores

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the customs and moral conventions of a community

   Travelers should respect the social mores of the countries they visit.

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Borrowed directly from Latin mōrēs, plural of mōs ('custom, usage, manner'); introduced into English sociology in the early 20th century by W. G. Sumner.

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