cinemaholic en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γράφος (-gráphos)bor. Latin -graphuslbor. French -graphe French cinématographeclip. French cinémabor. English cinema Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -holic English cinemaholic From cinema + -holic.
Meanings
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A movie enthusiast.
He said elsewhere that he had really wished to become a priest “so that I'd be saved.” He eventually wound up “finding a vocation in movies with the same kind of passion.”²⁴ This wasn't too difficult since he was a cinemaholic since youth.
2010, Aubrey Malone, Sacred Profanity: Spirituality at the Movies, Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, →ISBN, page 198:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cinemaholics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
cinephile · filmaholic · movieholic · cinemaphile · cineast