loremaster

English

Alternative forms

• lore master

Etymology

From lore +‎ master, possibly a learned borrowing from Middle English or calque of Middle English lore maistir (“teacher of knowledge”).

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Noun

loremaster (plural loremasters)

1. (chiefly fantasy) A wise person with knowledge of lore in any number of topics, such as history, genealogy, ancient poetry and possibly magic as well. A scholar
   • 1954 July 29, J[ohn] R[onald] R[euel] Tolkien, “The Shadow of the Past”, in The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, published September 1973, →ISBN, page 81:

     The beginnings lie back in the Black Years, which only the lore-masters now remember.

   • 2004, Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard, Book-mart Press, →ISBN, page 2:

     Wizards, let's face it, are natural-born meddlers! Alchemists, inventors, king-makers, prophets, seers, spell-casters, loremasters, teachers, initiators, magicians, visionaries—Wizards are perpetually engaged in world-transformation, trying to make the world a better place for everyone.

   • 2009, Brian Libby, Storm Approaching, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 134:

     “I’m a student of Labarnon’s, the great loremaster of the Higher Academy in the Capital, and I’m studying ancient ruins. Southern Datana has not been examined very much.”

   • 2009, Kevin J. Herbst, The Stone of Zoral, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 237:

     Zalaman’s eyes twinkled. “Though many loremasters dwell in Corsand, I desired written accounts. Loremasters hold much of their knowledge locked inside their blessed heads. ¶ […] ”

Coordinate terms

• loremistress