book-burning

See also: book burning

English

Noun

book-burning (countable and uncountable, plural book-burnings)

1. The practice of destroying books by fire because of moral, religious or political objections to the material they contain.
2. An event where books are burned.

Derived terms

• book-burner

Translations

event where books are burned

• Finnish: kirjarovio (fi)
• French: autodafé (fr) m
• Polish: palenie książek n

See also

• auto da fe