mammon
[ mam-uhn ]
/ ˈmæm ən /
noun
New Testament.
riches or material wealth. Matt. 6:24; Luke 16:9,11,13.
(often initial capital letter)
a personification of riches as an evil spirit or deity.
Origin of mammon
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin < Greek
mam(m)ōnâs < Aramaic
māmōnā riches
OTHER WORDS FROM mammon
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Example sentences from the Web for mammon
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, adjective mammonism, noun mammonist or mammonite, noun mammonistic, 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
Cultural definitions for mammon
mammon
A New Testament expression for material wealth, which some people worship as a god. Figuratively, it simply means money.