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mammon

[ mam-uhn ]

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

/ ˈmæmən /

noun

  1. New Testament the personification of riches and greed in the form of a false god
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mammon

2

/ ˈmæmən /

noun

  1. riches or wealth regarded as a source of evil and corruption
  2. avarice or greed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mammon

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

  • ˈmammonism, noun
  • ˌmammonˈistic, adjective
  • ˈmammonish, adjective
  • ˈmammonist, noun
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Other Words From

  • mammon·ish adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mammon1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of mammon1

C14: via Late Latin from New Testament Greek mammōnas, from Aramaic māmōnā wealth
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Example Sentences

Warnock communications director Terrence Clark said the 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.”

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.”

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

In the past few decades, pro-business lobbying groups have joined evangelical organizations to back judges who have reliably promoted both God and mammon.

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

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