Collections and Collecting Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Collections and Collecting Information and Meaning
- aerophilately
- the collecting of airmail stamps.
- ana
- a collection of memoirs, anecdotes, etc.; a miscellany.
- anthology
- a collection of writings by various authors. —anthologist, n.
- arctophilist
- a collector of teddy bears.
- argyrothecology
- the collecting of money boxes, as those found in churches or on dispensing machines.
- bestiary
- a collection of fables, intended to teach a moral lesson, in which the characters are real or imaginary animals.
- bibliophilism, bibliophily
- zeal for collecting books.
- brandophily
- the collecting of cigar bands. Also called cigrinophily.
- cagophily
- the collecting of keys.
- cartophily
- the collecting of cigarette or chewing gum cards depicting famous people, baseball players, etc.
- chrestomathy
- 1. a collection of literary selections, especially in a foreign language, as an aid to learning.
- 2. a collection of literary selections from one author. —chrestomathie, adj.
- cigrinophily
- brandophily.
- conchology
- 1. the collecting of shells.
- 2. the branch of zoology that studies shells. —conchologist, n.
- copoclephily
- the collecting of key rings containing advertising. —copoclephile, n.
- cumyxaphily
- the collecting of matchboxes.
- curiosa
- a collection of oddities and rarities, especially books, often pornographic.
- deltiology
- the collecting of picture postcards.
- discophily
- the collecting of phonograph records.
- doxography
- the collection and compiling of extracts from ancient Greek philosophers, to which editorial comments are added. —doxographer, n. —doxographic, adj.
- errinophily
- the collecting of stamps other than postage stamps, as revenue or tax stamps.
- esoterica
- a collection of items of special, rare, or unusual interest, often pornographic.
- florilegium
- 1. an anthology or collection of brief extracts or writings.
- 2. an anthology of good writing from the best writers for imitation.
- Hebraica
- a collection of Hebrew materials, usually literary or historical.
- herbalism
- 1. the science or art of collecting and dispensing herbs, chiefly medicinal.
- 2. Obsolete, botany. —herbalist, n.
- homologumena, homologoumena
- the collection of books from the New Testament recognized from the earlier period of the Christian church as authoritative and canonical.
- hostelaphily
- Brit. the collecting of outdoor signs from inns.
- iconophilist
- a person who collects pictures, as prints, engravings, lithographs, etc.
- Judaica
- a collection of literary or historical materials relating to Judaism or the Jews.
- labeorphily
- the collecting of beer-bottle labels. —labeorphilist, n. —labeorphile, n.
- laclabphily
- the collecting of cheese labels.
- legenda
- Obsolete, a collection of materials that may be or are to be read, usually for spiritual or moral edification.
- legendary
- 1. a compilation of legends.
- 2. a collection of the lives of the saints.
- Lincolniana
- objects, books, letters, sayings, etc. connected with Abraham Lincoln.
- memorabilia
- a formal collection of written accounts about matters or events worthy to be remembered.
- memoranda
- an informal collection of data to be remembered or preserved.
- militaria
- a collection of objects or materials illustrating military history.
- miscellany
- a varied collection, particularly a collection of literary works, extracts, fragments, etc., in book form. —miscellaneous, adj.
- museology
- the science of collecting and arranging objects for museums. —museologist, n.
- notaphily
- the collecting of bank notes.
- numismatics
- the collecting and study of coins or medals. Also called numismatology. —numismatist, n.
- numismatography
- the part of numismatics concerned with the description of coins. —numismatographer, n. —numismatographic, adj.
- omnium-gatherum
- a miscellany or medley.
- philately
- the collecting of postage stamps. — philatelist, n.
- phillumeny
- the collecting of matchbox labels and matchbook covers. — phillumenist, n.
- philometry
- a specialty within philately involving the collecting of flrst-day covers.
- phonophily
- the collecting of phonograph records. —phonophile, n.
- planganology
- the collecting of dolls. —planganologist, n.
- tegestology
- the collecting of cardboard beer coasters. —tegestologist, n.
- timbrology
- Archaic. philately.
- timbromania
- a mania for collecting postage stamps.
- tyrosemiophily
- the collecting of Camembert cheese labels.
- vecturist
- a collector of tokens used in buses and subways.
- vexillology
- the collecting of flags or banners. —vexillologist, n.