Meaning & use
bibliomania
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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