Synonyms for mores


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mawr-eyz, -eez, mohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɔr eɪz, -iz, ˈmoʊr-

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Définition of mores

Origin :
  • "customs," 1907, from Latin mores "customs, manners, morals" (see moral (adj.)).
  • noun traditional customs
Example sentences :
  • Philosophers do not wholly detach themselves from the mores of their race.
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge
  • There are three things at least, as regards our mores that cannot be accomplished.
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge
  • Nothing can ever change them but the unconscious and imperceptible movement of the mores.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • No less remarkable than the persistency of the mores is their changeableness and variation.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • It is against our mores that ecclesiastics should interfere with those interests.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • We may now formulate a more complete definition of the mores.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • The traveler also experiences the change from life in one set of mores to life in another.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • The aberrant forms then cease to be, and the mores become uniform.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • Humanitarianism has permeated our mores and has been a fountain of phrases.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • If the life conditions do not change, there is no reason at all why the mores should change.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner

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