starlore

English

Etymology

From star +‎ lore.

Noun

starlore (usually uncountable, plural starlores)

1. (puristic) The study, knowledge, or science of stars; astrology; astronomy.
   • 1897, J. Gordon Mowat, John Alexander Cooper, Newton MacTavish, The Canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature - Volume 9 - Page 455:

     Even when primitive races tried to advance a step beyond their rude starlore into astronomy, and divided the year into 360 days, and the month into 30 days, inventing a week of five days, six of which made a month, and seventy-two a year, [...]

   • 1913, The stars and their stories: a book for young people - Page 207:

     In German starlore, the small star just above the middle one in the shaft of Charles's Wain, is a wagoner, who, having given our Saviour a lift, was offered the kingdom of heaven for his reward, but who said he would sooner be driving from east to west to all eternity, and whose desire was granted.

   • 1967, Johannes (Damascenus), Barlaam and Loasaph:

     Now on his son's birthday feast there came unto the king some five and fifty chosen men, schooled in the starlore of the Chaldaeans.

   • 2010, Paul Carter, Ground Truthing: Explorations in a Creative Region - Page 80:

     Presumably, it was access to this manuscript that explains the differences between the 1857 and 1861 papers, the later one expanding the 1857 account of Boorong starlore to include a general survey of central Victorian Aboriginal culture.

Related terms

• starcraft

Anagrams

• Treloars, laser rot, latrorse, realtors, relators, restoral