bibliotheca

American  

[bib-lee-uh-thee-kuh] / ˌbɪb li əˈθi kə /

noun

plural

bibliothecas, bibliothecae

1. a collection of books; a library.

2. a list of books, especially a bookseller's catalog.

3. Obsolete. the Bible.

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bibliotheca British  

/ ˌbɪblɪəʊˈθiːkə /

noun

1. a library or collection of books

2. a printed catalogue compiled by a bibliographer

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Other Word Forms

• bibliothecal adjective

Etymology

Origin of bibliotheca

1820–25; < Latin: library, collection of books ( Medieval Latin: Bible; compare Old English bibliothēce Bible) < Greek bibliothḗkē. See biblio-, theca

Example Sentences

This national bibliotheca sacra in which the writings of the prophets were deposited as soon as they were composed is the product of pure fiction.

From Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People by Gladden, Washington

Honorius III. left many writings which have been collected and published by Abb� Horoy in the Medii aevi bibliotheca patristica, vols. i.-ii.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

E bibliotheca Marquardii Gudii ad I. A. Fabricium, et, ex huius dono, ad Theodorum Ianssonium ab Almeloueen transmigrauere; qui illas suæ, Amstelodami 1709 8vo in lucem prolatæ; Apicii editioni inseri curauit.”

From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Vehling, Joseph Dommers

Iam enim inter balnearia et thermas bibliotheca quoque ut necessarium domus ornamentum expolitur.

From The Care of Books by Clark, John Willis

For the canonical aspect, Ferraris, Prompta bibliotheca, s.v.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various