Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,923,164,100 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

bibliomania

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
bib·li·o·ma·ni·a  (bbl--mn-, -mny)
n.
An exaggerated preoccupation with the acquisition and ownership of books.
bibli·o·mani·ac (-k) n.
bibli·o·ma·nia·cal (-m-n-kl) adj.
bibliomania [ˌbɪblɪəʊˈmeɪnɪə]
n
(Psychology) extreme fondness for books
bibliomaniac  n & adj
bibliomania
an excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books. — bibliomaniac, n. — bibliomaniacal, adj.
See also: Books
an excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.
See also: Manias
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bibliomania - preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books
acquisitiveness - strong desire to acquire and possess
Translations
bibliomania [ˌbɪblɪəʊˈmeɪnɪə] N → bibliomanía f
bibliomania
n → Bibliomanie f
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
Many of the themes--magnificence, bibliomania, the culture of commodities, and conspicuous consumption--already appeared in Lisa Jardine's Worldly Goods: A New History of the Renaissance (1996), a book that has been criticized for overemphasizing the role of the market in creating high culture and undervaluing visual rhetoric and the hermeneutical tradition.
Viewing Renaissance Art by van Hogendorp Prosperetti, Leopoldine / Renaissance Quarterly
The Bibliomania pen - $55 (available at http://www.
The Best of Oprah's Favorite Things by Shelly Lowery / News, opinion and commentary community
Eventual successive owners of the volume are supposed to report to BookCrossing (by e-mail) about the book''s and their whereabouts, thereby generating moving plots and mapping the territory of literacy and bibliomania.
(Emerging) Books by Sam Vaknin / Internet and Businesses Online community
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.