mammon

American  

[mam-uhn] / ˈmæm ən /

noun

1. New Testament. riches or material wealth.

   Synonyms:

   gold, money

2. Often Mammon a personification of riches as an evil spirit or deity.

---

mammon ¹ British  

/ ˈmæmən /

noun

1. riches or wealth regarded as a source of evil and corruption

2. avarice or greed

---

Mammon ² British  

/ ˈmæmən /

noun

1. New Testament the personification of riches and greed in the form of a false god

---

mammon Cultural  

1. A New Testament expression for material wealth, which some people worship as a god. Figuratively, it simply means money.

---

Other Word Forms

• mammonish adjective
• mammonism noun
• mammonist noun
• mammonistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of mammon

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, from Late Latin mammona, mammonas, mammon, from Greek mam(m)ōnâs, from Aramaic māmōnā “riches, wealth”

Example Sentences

Warnock communications director Terrence Clark said the 2011 sermon was “based on a biblical verse that reads ‘No man can serve two masters … Ye cannot serve God and mammon,’ a biblical term for wealth.”

From Washington Times

The gaudiness struck him as grotesque; the biblical term “mammon” came to mind.

From New York Times

But there are signs in 2020 that mammon is making a comeback.

From The Guardian

President Trump doesn’t want to get the economy restarted as soon as possible, he wants to kill thousands of Americans for mere mammon.

From Fox News

The holy man’s mammon really raised eyebrows last year when NAN’s filing revealed he had sold the rights to his life story to his own charity for $531,000.

From Fox News