Possibly St Thomas’s fundamental values (5)
I believe the answer is:
mores
'fundamental values' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
(Other definitions for mores that I've seen before include "Social customs of a group" , "Customs, manners" , "Conventional values" , "Fundamental values of a group" , "of St Thomas's" .)