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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky