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

SYNONYMS FOR mammon

1 possessions, money, gold.

OTHER WORDS FROM mammon

mam·mon·ish, adjective

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, adjective

Word 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.