Bibliophilia
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The love of books. uncountable
- 2 Love for or fascination with the Bible. rare, uncountable
"Perhaps his love for the Hebrew Bible prepared him for such finely tuned philanthropy. Or maybe his bibliophilia has consequences for anthropology."
- 3 A pathological attraction to books, especially sexual attraction or intercourse. uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Perhaps his love for the Hebrew Bible prepared him for such finely tuned philanthropy. Or maybe his bibliophilia has consequences for anthropology."
Etymology
From biblio- + -philia.