mammon
[ mam-uhn ]
/ ˈmæm ən /
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noun
New Testament. riches or material wealth. Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:9,11,13.
(often initial capital letter) a personification of riches as an evil spirit or deity.
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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”
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British Dictionary definitions for mammon (1 of 2)
mammon
/ (ˈmæmən) /
noun
riches or wealth regarded as a source of evil and corruption
avarice or greed
Derived forms of mammon
mammonish, adjectivemammonism, nounmammonist or mammonite, nounmammonistic, adjectiveWord Origin for mammon
C14: via Late Latin from New Testament Greek mammōnas, from Aramaic māmōnā wealth
British Dictionary definitions for mammon (2 of 2)
Mammon
/ (ˈmæmən) /
noun
New Testament the personification of riches and greed in the form of a false god
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Cultural definitions for mammon
mammon
A New Testament expression for material wealth, which some people worship as a god. Figuratively, it simply means money.
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