Meaning & use

bibliomania

noun·Advanced

An extreme or obsessive enthusiasm for collecting and owning books.

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His bibliomania led him to fill every room of his house with towering stacks of books.

Collectors with bibliomania will pay enormous sums for rare first editions.

A note on using this word

Bibliomania describes an intense, sometimes excessive passion for books as objects to collect, not simply a love of reading.

Words with a similar meaning

book collecting

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