mores

noun
/ˈmɔːɹeɪz/UK/ˈmoɹeɪz/CA/ˈmoːɹæɪz//mɔː.ɹz/

Etymology

From Latin mōrēs (“ways, character, morals”), the plural of mōs. Doublet of moeurs.

  1. borrowed from mōrēs — “ways, character, morals

Definitions

  1. A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than…

    A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.

    • It is relevant here to recall that the word “morality” is derived from mos with its plural mores, and that in its present usage it has not lost this connexion with the mores — the rules of behaviour — of a society.
  2. plural of more

  3. third-person singular simple present indicative of more

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at mores. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at mores. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at mores

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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