Meanings
nounbibliophilia (uncountable)
- uncountableThe love of books.
- rareuncountableLove for or fascination with the Bible.
Perhaps his love for the Hebrew Bible prepared him for such finely tuned philanthropy. Or maybe his bibliophilia has consequences for anthropology.
2017, Andrew Gow, Peter Sabo, editors, Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof: Poetry, Prophecy, and Justice in Hebrew Scripture: Essays in Honor of Francis Landy on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday, Boston: BRILL, →ISBN, page VII - uncountableA pathological attraction to books, especially sexual attraction or intercourse.
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Finnish bibliofilia
- bibliofilialove of books
French bibliophilie
- bibliophilielove of books
Greek βιβλιοφιλία
- βιβλιοφιλία (vivliofilía)love of books
Polish bibliofilia, bibliofilstwo
- bibliofilialove of books
- bibliofilstwolove of books
Portuguese bibliofilia
- bibliofilialove of books
Swedish bibliofili
- bibliofililove of books
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bibliophilia
pedophiliahaemophilianecrophiliaphiliacoprophiliajuveniliaklismaphiliaandrophiliaaptophiliaaquaphiliaasphyxiophiliaautoandrogynemorphophiliaautoandrophiliaautogynandromorphophiliaautogynephiliaautonepiophiliabiophiliaclaustrophiliadiscophiliaephebophiliaeproctophiliageophiliagerontophiliaglossophilia
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bibliophilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliophilia
MLA
“bibliophilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliophilia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bibliophilia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliophilia.
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