Godlore

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The study or knowledge of God or gods; theology; divinity; mythology; religion. uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of godlore (“the knowledge or study of God, divinity”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable

Synonyms

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divinitydivinitymythologymythologytheology

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"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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From god + lore (“learning, study of”). Compare German Gotteslehre, Danish gudelære.

Etymology 2

From God + lore.

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