book burning

"Book burning" is a symbolic and literal act of destroying books, often as a means of censorship or protest against the ideas contained within them.

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Definition

(literal, historical)The deliberate destruction of books by fire, usually as a means to censor or suppress certain ideas or information.

The regime organized a book burning to eliminate all literature that opposed its ideology.

(symbolic, political)A public act of destroying books to reject or condemn the ideas they represent.

The activists staged a book burning to protest against the controversial policies.

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