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Mores (/ ˈ m ɔːr eɪ z /, sometimes / ˈ m ɔːr iː z /; [1] from Latin mōrēs [ˈmoːreːs], plural form of singular mōs, meaning "manner, custom, usage, or habit") are social norms that are widely observed within a particular society or culture. [2] Mores determine what is considered morally acceptable or unacceptable within any given ...
The Roman family was one of the ways that the mos maiorum was passed along through the generations.. The mos maiorum (Classical Latin: [ˈmoːs majˈjoːrʊ̃]; "ancestral custom" [1] or "way of the ancestors"; pl.: mores, cf. English "mores"; maiorum is the genitive plural of "greater" or "elder") is the unwritten code from which the ancient Romans derived their social norms.
Mores is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger Mores (alternatively Ko or Farmores ) is an Oceanic language spoken in central Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu .
The contracted term "s'mores" appears in conjunction with the recipe in a 1938 publication aimed at summer camps. [2] A 1956 recipe uses the name "S'Mores", and lists the ingredients as "a sandwich of two graham crackers, toasted marshmallow, and ½ chocolate bar". A 1957 Betty Crocker cookbook contains a similar recipe under the name "s'mores ...
O tempora, o mores is a Latin phrase that translates literally as "Oh the times! Oh the customs! ", first recorded to have been spoken by Cicero . A more natural, yet still quite literal, translation is " Oh what times!
Ó Mórda. Moore (pronounced / m ʊər / or / m ɔːr /) is a common English-language surname.It was the 19th most common surname in Ireland in 1901 with 15,417 members. [2] It is the 34th most common surname in Australia, 32nd most common in England, [1] and was the 16th most common surname in the United States in 2000.
Moors—or more frequently their heads, often crowned—appear with some frequency in medieval European heraldry, though less so since the Middle Ages. The term ascribed to them in Anglo-Norman blazon (the language of English heraldry ) is maure , though they are also sometimes called moore , blackmoor , blackamoor or negro . [ 65 ]
Castigat ridendo mores (Latin pronunciation: [kaˈstiːɡat rɪˈdɛndoː ˈmoːreːs]; "corrects through laughing customs/manners") is a Latin phrase that generally means "one corrects customs by laughing at them," or "he corrects customs by ridicule."