bibliocide

English

Etymology

From biblio- +‎ -cide.

Noun

bibliocide (plural bibliocides)

1. Synonym of book burning.
   • 2014, Alon Confino, A World Without Jews, page 207:

     In September 1939, special arson squads followed the German army in Poland with the task of burning Jewish synagogues, books, and libraries. What followed was a systematic bibliocide.