Book-burning
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Book-burning is a noun meaning The practice of destroying books by fire because of moral, religious or political objections to the material they contain.
Meaning
The practice of destroying books by fire because of moral, religious or political objections to the material they contain.
More Meanings
- An event where books are burned.
Example Sentences
[…] only a month after 75 students there held a public bookburning of their student handbok for its gay content.
Word Forms
- book-burnings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bibliocide, biblioclasm, bonfire, libricide, flag-burning, burn.
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