lore

1 a body of facts learned by study or experience <the home gardener had acquired her herbal lore from many years of trial and error> Synonyms knowledge, science, wisdomRelated Words dope, information, intelligence, know, lowdown, news, skinny [slang]; data, evidence, facts; acquaintance, awareness, familiarity, literacy; erudition, learning, scholarship; expertise, know-howNear Antonyms ignorance, inexperience, innocence, nescience, unfamiliarity

2 the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place <set out to study the rich lore of the Cajun people of Louisiana before it all vanished> Synonyms legend, legendry, folklore, myth, mythology, mythos, traditionRelated Words folklife; information, knowledge, wisdom; anecdote, fable, folktale, old wives' tale, tale, yarn