bookismn.
/ˈbʊkɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈbʊˌkɪz(ə)m/ rare.
= bookishness n.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > pedantry > [noun] > mere book-learning
bookishness1577
bookism1788
savantism1855
bookiness1877
society > education > learning > learner > qualities of learners > [noun] > studiousness
studiosityc1450
studiousness1530
bookishness1577
bookism1788
bookiness1877
1788 F. Burney Diary 15 July (1842) IV. 176 A character for bookism and pedantry.
1826 N.-Y. Rev. May 469 Baubles and top-knots have had their day, and now give place to the passion of bookism in the gay world.
2004 Denver Post (Nexis) 26 Sept. f10 The sins of strained syntax, staid bookism and a deadly slow start to his story.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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