godlore
godlore noun: the study or knowledge of God or gods; theology; divinity; mythology; religion.
Noun (1)
godlore (uncountable)
- The study or knowledge of God or gods; theology; divinity; mythology; religion.
- All these have apparently nothing to do with northern mythology, as was first supposed. The whole find has now reached the Danish National Museum, and we see that these pieces belong to the godlore of the Gallic peoples.1892, The Phrenological journal and science of health, volumes 94-95, page 231
- During the latter half of the Chou Period and the succeeding epoch of Imperialism we can observe the progress of this pluralistic godlore...Freedom of conscience leading even to seemingly anarchic individualism is the characteristic of the Far East; it has given birth to an incalculably varied...2004, Benoy Kumar Sarkar, Wu Ting Fang, Chinese Religion Though Hindu Eyes
Noun (2) capitalized: Godlore
Godlore (uncountable)
- Alternative form of godlore (“the knowledge or study of God, divinity”).
Forms of godlore
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Origin of godlore
From god + lore (“learning, study of”). Compare German Gotteslehre, Danish gudelære.
From God + lore.
Questions about godlore
- What does godlore mean?
- Godlore means the study or knowledge of God or gods; theology; divinity; mythology; religion.
- What part of speech is godlore?
- Godlore is a noun.
Words near godlore in the dictionary
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