noun. A person with a passionate enthusiasm for collecting and possessing books. ... 'Kelly is a bibliomane, whose passion for lists, dates and details fits him well for this task. '

What does bibliomania mean in English?

: extreme preoccupation with collecting books.

What does the root word bibliomania mean?

Bibliomania is an extreme passion for books. ... The word bibliomania, inspired by the French bibliomanie, combines the Greek roots biblio, "book," and mania, "madness" or "frenzy." If you love books as physical objects, and you collect them furiously or compulsively, that's bibliomania.