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mammon [mam-uhn] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for mammon on Thesaurus.com 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 richesRelated formsmam·mon·ish, adjectiveSynonyms for mammon See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com 1. possessions, money, gold. Related Words for mammon avarice, riches, wealth, gain Examples from the Web for mammon Contemporary Examples of mammon
When it comes to Hollywood and films about faith, God and mammon are both finding devotees.
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Historical Examples of mammon
These difficulties, with many kindred ones, are the working of the laws of Mammon.
Basil King
The evils which Mammon has wrought Mammon will never remedy.
Basil King
Being part of the system of Mammon it could do nothing else than fail.
Basil King
Mammon is the word which the modern translator gives as gold.
Basil King
But Mammon was never the name of an idol or other form of false deity.
Basil King
British Dictionary definitions for mammon mammon noun
- riches or wealth regarded as a source of evil and corruption
- avarice or greed
Derived Formsmammonish, adjectivemammonism, nounmammonist or mammonite, nounmammonistic, adjectiveWord Origin for mammon C14: via Late Latin from New Testament Greek mammōnas, from Aramaic māmōnā wealth Mammon noun
- New Testament the personification of riches and greed in the form of a false god
Word Origin and History for mammon Mammon n.
“personification of wealth,” mid-14c., from Late Latin mammona, from Greek mamonas, from Aramaic mamona, mamon “riches, gain;” left untranslated in Greek New Testament (e.g. Matt. vi:24, Luke xvi:9-13) retained in the Vulgate, and regarded mistakenly by medieval Christians as the name of a demon.
mammon in Culture mammon
A New Testament expression for material wealth, which some people worship as a god. Figuratively, it simply means money.