Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bibliophilia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bib-lio-phil-ia
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The love of books.

Uncountable

noun

Love for or fascination with the Bible.

Uncountable

noun

A pathological attraction to books, especially sexual attraction or intercourse.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Perhaps his love for the Hebrew Bible prepared him for such finely tuned philanthropy. Or maybe his bibliophilia has consequences for anthropology."

Etymology

From biblio- + -philia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: biblio
Suffix: philia

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

bibliophile bibliophilic

Synonyms

bibliophily bookaholism

Rhymes With

pedophilia cilia necrophilia sillier haemophilia philia milia biophilia zoophilia juvenilia kabylia autogynephilia

Questions

What does bibliophilia mean?: The love of books.
Where does bibliophilia come from?: From biblio- + -philia.

How to pronounce bibliophilia

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