"biblioclast" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biblioclasts [plural]
Etymology: biblio- + -clast Etymology templates: {{confix|en|biblio|clast}} biblio- + -clast Head templates: {{en-noun}} biblioclast (plural biblioclasts)
  1. One who destroys books, especially the Bible. Derived forms: biblioclastic Related terms: biblioclasm Translations (one who destroys books): biblioclasta [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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