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bibliophile
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bib·li·o·phile  (bbl--fl) also bib·li·o·phil (-fl) or bib·li·oph·i·list (bbl-f-lst)
n.
1. A lover of books.
2. A collector of books.
bibli·ophi·lism n.
bibli·ophi·listic adj.
bibliophile
Noun
a person who collects or is fond of books [Greek biblion book + philos loving]
bibliophile
a lover of books. — bibliophilism, bibliophily, n.
See also: -Phile, -Philia, -Phily
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bibliophilebibliophile - someone who loves (and usually collects) books
book lover, booklover
bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines


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111) Some art-historical scholarship, evincing a bibliophilistic, aesthetic conception of the book as a produced object, has labeled the Hypnerotomachia as an art book avant la lettre, whose visual appearance results from the combination of images f rom several types of illustrated texts, selected to produce a beautiful looking object, something to be admired rather than read.
The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, image, text, and vernacular poetics * by Trippe, Rosemary / Renaissance Quarterly
The changing cast of players, while incredibly varied, were also united in their bibliophilistic mission.
HORN BOOK REMINISCENCES: From Karen Jameyson by Jameyson, Karen / The Horn Book Magazine
For the country with the second-highest reading population in the English-speaking world (only New Zealand has more noses buried in books, percentage-wise), the fair offered a bibliophilistic smorgasbord too tantalizing to pass up.
News from Down Under by Jameyson, Karen / The Horn Book Magazine
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