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Lore Meaning & Definition
Lore Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lore?

[n] knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lore: traditional knowledge

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lore: ancient wisdom | archetypal myth | archetypal pattern | bibliography | body of knowledge | body of learning | charm | common law | culture | custom | cyclopedia | doctrine | encyclopedia | erudition | ethos | fable | fairy lore | fairyism | femme fatale | folk motif | folklore | folktale | folkway | immemorial usage | information | knowledge | learning | legend | literature | Lorelei | materials | Mishnah | myth | mythical lore | mythicism | mythology | mythos | popular belief | publications | racial memory | science | seductress | spell | Spiritus Mundi | store of knowledge | Sunna | superstition | superstitiousness | system of knowledge | Talmud | temptress | tradition | traditionalism | traditionality | traditions | treasury of information | wisdom

See Also | cognitive content | content | folklore | mental object | old wives' tale

Lore In Webster's Dictionary

\Lore\, n. [F. lore, L. lorum thong.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) The space between the eye and bill, in birds, and the corresponding region in reptiles and fishes. (b) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
\Lore\, obs. imp. & p. p. of {Lose}. [See {Lose}.] Lost. Neither of them she found where she them lore. --Spenser.
\Lore\, n. [OE. lore, lare, AS. l[=a]r, fr. l?ran to teach; akin to D. leer teaching, doctrine, G. lehre, Dan. l[ae]re, Sw. l["a]ra. See {Learn}, and cf. {Lere}, v. t.] 1. That which is or may be learned or known; the knowledge gained from tradition, books, or experience; often, the whole body of knowledge possessed by a people or class of people, or pertaining to a particular subject; as, the lore of the Egyptians; priestly lore; legal lore; folklore. ``The lore of war.'' --Fairfax. His fair offspring, nursed in princely lore. --Milton. 2. That which is taught; hence, instruction; wisdom; advice; counsel. --Chaucer. If please ye, listen to my lore. --Spenser. 3. Workmanship. [Obs.] --Spenser.

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