bibliophagy
noun
bib·li·oph·a·gy
¦bi-blē-¦ä-fə-jē 
: the act or habit of reading voraciously
So Toynbee gave up his omnivorous bibliophagy and adopted a new literary diet: He would take up only the works he needed to know in order to write his own books.—
Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 14 May 2000
Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 14 May 2000A busy autodidact, he failed to establish an educational program for his son apart from the schoolroom, effectively leaving Tom to indulge his bibliophagy.—Robert E. Sullivan, Macaulay: The Tragedy of Power, 2009
Robert E. Sullivan, Macaulay: The Tragedy of Power, 2009Dictionary Entries Near bibliophagy
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“Bibliophagy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bibliophagy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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