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Look up: mores

  1. mores
    [n] - (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Mores
    a society's standards of proper moral conduct
    Found on http://wps.pearsoned.co.uk/wps/media/obj

  3. mores
    (Latin) the customs and manners of a society. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  4. Mores
    Mo'res (mō'rēz) noun plural ; sing. Mos (mōs). [ Latin ] Customs; habits; esp., customs conformity to which is more or less obligatory; customary law.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/101

  5. mores
    A concept used in the behavioural and social sciences to refer to centrally important and accepted folkways, and cultural norms which embody the fundamental moral views of a group. ... Origin: L. Pl. Of mos, custom ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. mores
    noun (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Mores
    • (n. pl.) Customs; habits; esp., customs conformity to which is more or less obligatory; customary law.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. mores
    (from the article `folkway`) Tradition, habit, and religious sanctions tend to strengthen folkways as time passes, making them more and more arbitrary, positive, and compelling. ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/120

  9. mores
    The cultural norms that specify behavior of vital importance to society and embody its basic moral values.
    Found on http://archive.ifla.org/VII/s34/pubs/glo

  10. mores
    mores (môr'āz) , concept developed by William Graham Sumner to designate those folkways that if violated, result in extreme punishment. The term comes from the Latin mos (customs), and although mores are fewer in number than folkways, they are more coercive. Negative mores are taboos...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0

  11. Mores
    (Lat. mos, usage) Customs, Folkways, Conventions, Traditions. -- A.J.B.
    Found on http://www.ditext.com/runes/m.html

  12. mores
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mo′rāz Definitions: 1. A concept used in the behavioral and social sciences to refer to centrally important and accepted folkways, and cultural norms that embody the fundamental moral views of a group.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  13. Mores
    `Mores`, in sociology, are any given society`s particular norms, virtues, or ˈmɔəriːz-->, from the Latin plural mōrēs; singular mōs) is a plurale tantum term borrowed from Latin, which has been used in the English language since the 1890s. `Folkways`, in sociolo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mores



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