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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.
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!
The term initially denoted a specific Berber people in western Libya, but the name acquired more general meaning during the medieval period, associated with "Muslim", similar to associations with "Saracens". During the context of the Crusades and the Reconquista, the term Moors included the derogatory suggestion of "infidels".
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."
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 ...
(Bouvier's Law Dictionary (1856), "Obligation") vinum et musica laetificant cor: wine and music gladden the heart: Asterix and Caesar's Gift; it is a variation of "vinum bonum laetificat cor hominis". vinum regum, rex vinorum: the wine of kings, the king of wines: The phrase describes Hungarian Tokaji wine, and is attributed to King Louis XIV ...
More loosely, "he who excuses himself, accuses himself"—an unprovoked excuse is a sign of guilt. In French, qui s'excuse, s'accuse: exeat: s/he may go out: A formal leave of absence exegi monumentum aere perennius: I have reared a monument more enduring than bronze: Horace, Carmina III:XXX:I exempli gratia (e.g.) for the sake of example, for ...