Biblioclast
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Biblioclast is a noun meaning One who destroys books, especially the Bible.
Meaning
One who destroys books, especially the Bible.
Example Sentences
[I]t is a serious matter when nature produces such a wicked old biblioclast as John Bagford, one of the founders of the Antiquarian Society, who in the beginning of the last century went about the country, from library to library, tearing away title-pages from rare books of all sizes.
Word Forms
- biblioclasts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bibliolater, bibliolatrist, bibliophobe, biblist, bibliotaph, philobiblist.
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