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[missdaredevil]

mores
plural noun

Definitions:

established customs: the customs and habitual practices that a group of people accept and follow, especially as they reflect moral standards,

like moral?

[advoca]

Not quite, Missdaredevil

The mores of a particular place or group of people are the customs and behaviour that are typically found in that place or group.
Religious tolerance is the accepted mores of British society.
There have been profound changes in social and sexual mores in the last decade.

Morals are principles and beliefs concerning right and wrong behaviour.
Western ideas and morals are different form those of Asia
They have no morals.
= ethics
Moral means relating to beliefs about what is right or wrong.
She describes her own moral dilemma in making the film.
There are problems of matters of church doctrine and moral teaching. People are worried about George Bush and his moral issues involved in `playing God'.
= ethical
morally
When, if ever, is it morally justifiable to allow a patient to die?
Is there really morally any difference between slaughtering a cow for food and a horse for food?

A moral person behaves in a way that is believed by most people to be good and right.
The people who will be on the committee are moral, cultured, competent people.

= ethical

[admiral]

I think you can derive the meaning of "mores" from the latin vocabulary. (However, isn't it EXACTLY latin? Because I haven't known this word in english yet...)

However, if we talk about latin, the vocabulary is mos, moris m and means custom, habit, convention

So, I think miss d. is right, but miss d., is there really such a word in English?

[asterix]

It is the nominative plural of mos. It is exactly latin, but it has been adopted unchanged into English,

[admiral]

yes, asterix
Thanks very much