bibliology

American  

[bib-lee-ol-uh-jee] / ˌbɪb liˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

plural

bibliologies

1. bibliography.

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Other Word Forms

• bibliological adjective
• bibliologist noun

Etymology

Origin of bibliology

First recorded in 1800–10; biblio- + -logy

Example Sentences

With him they were simply a notification to his intimates that the whole thing was not to be taken as a serious bibliology of his works or index of his character.

From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 by Thompson, Slason

In England the new meaning seems to have been popularized by the Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin early in the 19th century, while Southey preferred the rival form bibliology, which is now hardly used.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various