Meanings
- pluralplural onlyMemorabilia or writings related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
I collect Sherlockiana first and foremost because I am a Sherlock Holmes bug.
1954, Nathan L. Bengis, “Why I Collect Sherlockiana”, in Hobbies, volume 59, number 1, page 1262 more examples
McCutcheon has built up a small but extensive collection of Sherlockiana headed by a copy of Beeton's 1887 Christmas Annual, the publication in which Sherlock Holmes made his debut.
2007, Howard Burman, Paradise by Paradise, iUniverse, →ISBNOn the ground floor there is a good collection of Sherlockiana. This includes the face-mask used for the Hound of the Baskervilles in the 1960s Hammer movie, complete with phosphorescent paint.
2011, Robin James, “The performance of power”, in Cath Phillips, editor, Time Out London Walks: 30 Walks by London Writers, Volume 1, Time Out Guides, →ISBN, page 30Synonyms: Holmesiana, Sherlock Holmesiana
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMemorabilia or writings related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
Origin
From Sherlockian + -ana or Sherlock + -iana.
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Cite this entry
Sherlockiana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sherlockiana
“Sherlockiana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sherlockiana. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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