book burning
book burning noun: a mass burning of books, intended as a form of political and/or religious censorship.
Noun
book burning (countable and uncountable, plural book burnings)
- A mass burning of books, intended as a form of political and/or religious censorship.
- Synonyms:
- bibliocide
- Any mass destruction, removal, or recalling of books, motion pictures, broadcasts, or electronic works as a form of censorship, especially motivated by religious or political objections to the material.
- Exhuming McCarthy (meet me at the book burning, meet me at the book burning)1987, “Exhuming McCarthy”, in Document (R.E.M. No. 5), performed by R.E.M.
Synonyms of book burning
Forms of book burning
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Questions about book burning
- What does book burning mean?
- Book burning means a mass burning of books, intended as a form of political and/or religious censorship.
- What part of speech is book burning?
- Book burning is a noun.
- What is the plural of book burning?
- The plural of book burning is book burnings.
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