1
: a particular body of knowledge or tradition
the lore of baseball heroes
2
: something that is learned:
a
: traditional knowledge or belief
tribal lore
b
: knowledge gained through study or experience
the lore of religious architecture
3
archaic
: something that is taught : lesson
: the space between the eye and bill in a bird or the corresponding region in a reptile or fish
—usually used in plural
dark lores
Examples of lore in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the home gardener had acquired her herbal lore from many years of trial and error
set out to study the rich lore of the Cajun people of Louisiana before it all vanished
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Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
For a franchise that spans three interconnected series, with six directors and seven screenwriters between ten movies, the Conjuring Universe’s lore is remarkably consistent.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
While Little Rock games have secured a golden spot in Arkansas football lore, the financial disparity believed to be more than $4 million per game between their home venues has led to just a trickle of games at War Memorial Stadium in recent years.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
The experts at travel platform Skyscanner looked at the couple's relationship history and Swiftie lore to narrow down potential destinations that could be their wedding locale – and why these places are worthy of a trip all on their own.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The film very loosely adapts one tale from the lore of the titular Chinese protection deity, an eccentric-looking boy warrior of mystical, demonic birth.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
For a franchise that spans three interconnected series, with six directors and seven screenwriters between ten movies, the Conjuring Universe’s lore is remarkably consistent.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
While Little Rock games have secured a golden spot in Arkansas football lore, the financial disparity believed to be more than $4 million per game between their home venues has led to just a trickle of games at War Memorial Stadium in recent years.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
The experts at travel platform Skyscanner looked at the couple's relationship history and Swiftie lore to narrow down potential destinations that could be their wedding locale – and why these places are worthy of a trip all on their own.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Lore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lore. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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