sacred lore
Revered ancestral wisdom
Sacred lore is the body of traditional knowledge, stories, and teachings considered holy or spiritually significant within a religious or cultural tradition.
Unlike formal scripture, lore often passes through oral tradition and may include myths, rituals, and esoteric wisdom known mainly to initiates: The elders guarded the tribe's sacred lore.
In fantasy contexts, sacred lore often refers to ancient magical or divine knowledge.
- Guru Granth SahibSikh sacred scripture
- BibleChristian sacred writings
- holy scriptureReligious text from deity
- Bhagavad GitaHindu philosophical dialogue
- VedasHindu canonical texts
Kabbalah · prayer · ancestral spirits · spirit world · oral tradition · oral teachings · tome · alchemy · Quran · mysticism · Torah · creation myth · creation story · burning bush · proverbs · ancient wisdom · tribal songs · prophecy
- Krishna LoreKrishna, flute player, devotional stories
- Sanskrit LiteratureMahabharata, Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita, Vedas, Upanishads
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- mythmakingfounding myths, founding myth, origin stories, origin story, mythos
- Buddhist lorekoans, moral fables, bodhisattvas, nagas, Mara
- Sanskrit textsVedas, Upanishads, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita
sacred loreworldly wisdom
Practical knowledge of affairs
common knowledge · folk wisdom · practical knowledge · civic education
sacred lorescientific knowledge
Facts established through research
empirical data · academic scholarship · historical record · natural philosophy
sacred lorecommon knowledge
Widely shared information
public information · everyday wisdom · general education · street smarts · tabloid fodder