bibliology

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”) + -λογία (-logía, “branch of study”); see biblio- +‎ -logy.

Noun

bibliology (usually uncountable, plural bibliologies)

1. The study of the history of books and the art of printing.
2. The study of biblical literature, or theology.

Derived terms

• bibliological

 

Related terms

• bibliologist

Translations

the study of the history of books and the art of printing

• Armenian: գրքագիտություն (hy) (grkʻagitutʻyun)
• Finnish: bibliologia
• French: bibliologie (fr) f
• Greek: βιβλιολογία (el) f (vivliología)
• Irish: bibleagrafaíocht f, leabhareolaíocht f
• Italian: bibliologia (it) f
• Polish: bibliologia (pl) f, biblioznawstwo n, księgoznawstwo n
• Portuguese: bibliologia (pt) f
• Russian: библиоло́гия (ru) (bibliológija)

study of the bible

• Polish: biblioznawstwo n, biblistyka (pl) n

Further reading

• “bibliology”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “bibliology”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “bibliology”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.