earthlore

English

Alternative forms

• earth-lore

Etymology

From earth +‎ lore.

Noun

earthlore (uncountable)

1. (often fantasy) Knowledge, teaching, study, or science of the earth.
   • 1933, H.P. Lovecraft, The Horror in the Museum:

     He even wondered what would happen to him when the sages of Tsath considered him drained dry of fresh facts; and in self-defence began to be more gradual in his talks on earth-lore, conveying whenever he could the impression of vast knowledge held in reserve.

   • 2009, Peter F. Hamilton, The Naked God:

     Luca pulled thoughtfully at his lower lip. “You shouldn't have been able to hide from us before. We're aware of the whole world.” “My people still have the earthlore your kind — both of you — have forgotten.

   • 2011, Barbara Hambly, The Rainbow Abyss:

     Here Rhion read and studied through the rainy days of the marshlands winter and sometimes throughout the night: herb-lore and earth-lore and the deep magics of the moon and tides; the legends of the old realm of Sligo, going back two thousand years; […]

   • 2013, Herman Melville, Joseph Conrad, R. M. Ballantyne, Stories of the Sea: 25 Classic Nautical Adventure Tales!:

     I will say that my comrade, the Doctor, did much to make it so, with his gentle fun, and his wide knowledge of earth-lore.