Associations to the word «Mores»

Wiktionary

MORES, noun. A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.
MORES, noun. Plural of more
MORES, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of more

Dictionary definition

MORES, noun. (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope