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mammonism
[ mam-uh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- the greedy pursuit of riches.
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Other Words From
- mammon·ist mammon·ite noun
- mammon·istic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mammonism1
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Example Sentences
They cared nothing for mammonism, that some philosophical crank has defined to be a physical force that makes men invertebrates.
The game-preserving interest is worth maintenance if only as clashing with mammonism.
But of a Midas-eared Mammonism, which indeed at bottom all pure Mammonisms are, what better can you expect?
Our national peril is Mammonism, and the sordid pursuit of gold.
Mammonism at least works, but 'Go gracefully idle in Mayfair,' what does or can that mean?
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