焚书可以是指下列意思：

• 焚烧书籍，世界上不少地方过去曾经有这些活动去销毁书籍，如：
  • 秦始皇实行焚书坑儒
  • 纳粹德国时期于1933年5月10日起在国家歌剧院门前公开焚烧纳粹党禁书的事件
• 焚书 (李贽)，一部明朝禁书。

Book burning refers to the ritual destruction by fire of books or other written materials. Usually carried out in a public context, the burning of books represents an element of censorship and usually proceeds from a cultural, religious, or political opposition to the materials in question.