mammon
see also: Mammon
Noun

mammon (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Mammon#English|Mammon wealth, material avarice.

Mammon
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈmamən/
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈmæmən/
Noun

mammon (uncountable)

  1. The desire for wealth personified as an evil spirit or a malign#Adjective|malign influence#Noun|influence.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Matthew 6:24 ↗:
      No man can ſerue two maſters: for either he will hate the one and loue the other, or elſe hee will holde to the one, and deſpiſe the other. Ye cannot ſerue God and Mammon.
  2. Often mammon: wealth, material avarice, profit.
Synonyms


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