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Etymology

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From biblio- +‎ -philia.

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Noun

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bibliophilia (uncountable)

  1. The love of books.
  2. (rare) Love or fascination with the Bible.
    • 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[1], Boston: BRILL, →ISBN, page VII:
      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.

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