book burning
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
book burning
noun book burnings
-
A mass burning of books, intended as a form of political and/or religious censorship.
Similar: 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)
Translations
Every language
noun book burning
| 한국어 | 분서 Bunseo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 焚書 funsho |
| 中文 | 焚書 /焚书 fénshū |
| Français | autodafé |
| Deutsch | Bücherverbrennung |
Talk about this word "book burning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/book%20burning. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. book burning. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/book%20burning "book burning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/book%20burning.Cite this
@misc{book_burning_2026,
title = {book burning},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/book%20burning},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
