mores
has definitions from the field of sociology
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[ noun ] (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
Used in print (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)I was having lunch not_long ago ( apologies to N._V._Peale ) with three distinguished historians ( one specializing in the European Middle_Ages , one in American history , and one in the Far_East ) , and I asked them if they could name instances where the general mores had been radically changed with `` deliberate speed , majestic instancy '' ( Francis_Thompson 's words for the Hound_of_Heaven 's pursuit ) by judicial fiat . Related terms |
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