Word of the Day – Biblioclast

Biblioclast (n)

bib-lee-oh-klast

A person who mutilates or destroys books.

Archaic noun with a contemporary definition of “Biblioclasm” extreme criticism or destruction of books, esp. the Bible.

Example sentences

“Religious texts have suffered from the actions of biblioclasts ever since they were first written.”

“The Burning of the Library of Alexandria was the worst act of biblioclasm imaginable.”