bibliomania

[bib-lee-oh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh]

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noun

excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.

Origin of bibliomania

1725–35; biblio- + -mania; replacing earlier bibliomanie < French

Related formsbib·li·o·ma·ni·ac

[bib-lee-oh-mey-nee-ak] /ˌbɪb li oʊˈmeɪ niˌæk/, nounbib·li·o·ma·ni·a·cal

[bib-lee-oh-muh-nahy-uh-kuh l] /ˌbɪb li oʊ məˈnaɪ ə kəl/, adjective

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Related Words for bibliomaniac

bookworm, proofreader, bibliophile, editor, bibliomaniac

Examples from the Web for bibliomaniac

Historical Examples of bibliomaniac

"I was not aware that you were in with the smart set," said the Bibliomaniac.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X)
Various
His book had selected the bibliomaniac Faustinus as a patron.
The Care of Books
John Willis Clark
Well, there is no arguing with such a bibliomaniac as yourself, Lorenzo.
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness
Thomas Frognall Dibdin
But it is time to gratify the Bibliomaniac with something more to his palate.
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness
Thomas Frognall Dibdin
If a man spends lavishly on his library, you call him mad,—a bibliomaniac.
The Book-lover
James Baldwin

British Dictionary definitions for bibliomaniac

bibliomania

noun

extreme fondness for books

Derived Formsbibliomaniac, noun, adjective

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Word Origin and History for bibliomaniac

1816; see bibliomania.

A bibliomaniac must be carefully distinguished from a bibliophile. The latter has not yet freed himself from the idea that books are meant to be read. [Walsh]

bibliomania

1734, after French bibliomanie, from biblio- + mania.