mores

mo·res

noun plural \ˈmȯr-ˌāz also -(ˌ)ēz\

Definition of MORES

1

: the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group

2

: moral attitudes

3

: habits, manners

Examples of MORES

1. <the mores of academic life as opposed to those of the business world>

Origin of MORES

Latin, plural of mor-, mos custom

First Known Use: circa 1899

Other Sociology Terms

bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado, intelligentsia, megalopolis, metrosexual, subculture

Rhymes with MORES

ablaze, agaze, amaze, appraise, catchphrase, crossways, deglaze, dispraise, dog days, edgeways, emblaze, endways, flatways, foodways, in phase, Lachaise, leastways, lengthways, liaise, malaise, noun phrase, pj's, post chaise, sideways, slantways, stargaze, ukase, upraise, weekdays