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Mammon
1/ ˈmæmən /
noun
- New Testament the personification of riches and greed in the form of a false god
mammon
2/ ˈmæmən /
noun
- riches or wealth regarded as a source of evil and corruption
- avarice or greed
mammon
- A New Testament expression for material wealth, which some people worship as a god. Figuratively, it simply means money.
Derived Forms
- ˈmammonism, noun
- ˌmammonˈistic, adjective
- ˈmammonish, adjective
- ˈmammonist, noun
Other Words From
- mammon·ish adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of mammon1
Word History and Origins
Origin of mammon1
Example Sentences
When it comes to Hollywood and films about faith, God and mammon are both finding devotees.
He drew up his spare person, with a terrier-like shake of the head and shoulders, as of one repudiating Mammon and all its works.
A man with his capital embarked, who may be a beggar on the ensuing day, cannot lie down upon roses: he is the slave of Mammon.
Peter remembered that he had read in his little leather Bible, "You cannot serve God and mammon."
What I like in you is that you've definitely let Mammon go—it's the only decent way.
His extreme love of money overcame every other consideration; and to this idol, Mammon, he even sacrificed brotherly affection.
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