Synonyms for folklore
ˈfoʊkˌlɔr, -ˌloʊrfolk·lore

Princeton's WordNet

1. folklorenoun

   the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture

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1. List of paraphrases for "folklore":

   folk, folklife, lore

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1. Barbara Hall:

   LEONARD I've failed, Chris. I can't locate the white collective unconscious. CHRIS I wouldn't feel too bad about that. You know, western culture hasn't really carried the baton on folklore and mythology. The rise of Christianity put the kibosh on it--the gospel hits the number one best-seller list and everything else gets remaindered.

2. Adam Brumm:

   The images of therianthropes may also represent the earliest evidence for our capacity to conceive of things that do not exist in the natural world, a basic concept that underpins modern religion, therianthropes occur in the folklore or narrative fiction of almost every modern society, and they are perceived as gods, spirits or ancestral beings in many religions worldwide.

3. Elizabeth Murray:

   You can understand why a family member would do anything to make it stop, just like fever or other medical conditions, there are remedies or potentially folklore that can be passed down.

4. John Burrison:

   I think 'Murder Kroger' also reflects a fascination with crime and violence (as evidenced by the number of 'cop shows' on commercial TV, and in folklore, the large number of American murder ballads). I wouldn't call that fascination uniquely American, but ours is certainly a violent country compared with many others.

5. Toni Morrison:

   I also wanted to use black folklore, the magic and superstitious part of it, black people believe in magic. Once a woman asked me, Do you believe in ghosts ? I said,' Yes. Do you believe in germs ?' It's part of our heritage.