chop sever cut split divide slice got forecast felt read smelts lore belief folklore mythology mythos tradition saying legend myth culture experience legend myth storey story teaching tradition wisdom doctrine fantasy mythu superstition adage belief custom enlightenment erudition fable information letter saga see say scholarship superstition tale teaching convention rule tale fable ballad heritage ritual rubric institution practice usage habit praxis norm protocol conventionality prescription observance ceremony routine way principle birthright more ethic custom ethic adage aphorism epigram maxim proverbs axiom dicta gnomai motto apophthegms apothegms byword expression platitude truism word phrase moral precept repartee text witticism