noun
Meaning 1
The love of books.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bibliophilia
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rhymes with -ɪliə
noun
Meaning 2
Love for or fascination with the Bible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A pathological attraction to books, especially sexual attraction or intercourse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From biblio- + -philia.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: bibliofilia — love of books
- French: bibliophilie — love of books
- Greek: βιβλιοφιλία (vivliofilía) — love of books
- Polish: bibliofilia — love of books
- Polish: bibliofilstwo — love of books
- Portuguese: bibliofilia — love of books
- Swedish: bibliofili — love of books