godlore

noun

"godlore" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“godlore” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The study or knowledge of God or gods; theology; divinity; mythology; religion.

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Index EN-godlore · godlore · English

godlore · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for godlore
PropertyValue
Headwordgodlore
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “godlore” in English

godloresits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

godlore is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The study or knowledge of God or gods; theology; divinity; mythology; religion.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for godlore, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From god + lore (“learning, study of”). Compare German Gotteslehre, Danish gudelære. The correct English form is godlore, spelled G-O-D-L-O-R-E.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how godlore appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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. During the latter half of the Chou Period and the succeeding epoch of Imperialism we can observe the progress of this pluralistic godlore...Freedom of conscience leading even to seemingly anarchic individualism is the characteristic of the Far East; it has given birth to an incalculably varied godlore and saintlore.

Etymology

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

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "godlore"?
"godlore" is spelled G-O-D-L-O-R-E.
What does "godlore" mean?
As a noun, "godlore" means: The study or knowledge of God or gods; theology; divinity; mythology; religion.
What is the origin of the word "godlore"?
From god + lore (“learning, study of”). Compare German Gotteslehre, Danish gudelære. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list