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Mam·mon
(măm′ən)n.
1. Bible Riches, avarice, and worldly gain personified as a false god in the New Testament.
2. often mammon Material wealth regarded as having an evil influence.
[Middle English, from Late Latin mammon, from Greek mamōnās, from Aramaic māmonā, riches, probably from Mishnaic Hebrew māmôn; see ʔmn in Semitic roots.]
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mammon
(ˈmæmən)n
1. riches or wealth regarded as a source of evil and corruption
2. avarice or greed
[C14: via Late Latin from New Testament Greek mammōnas, from Aramaic māmōnā wealth]
ˈmammonish adj
ˈmammonism n
ˈmammonist, ˈmammonite n
ˌmammonˈistic adj
Mammon
(ˈmæmən)n
(Bible) New Testament the personification of riches and greed in the form of a false god
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mam•mon
(ˈmæm ən)n.
riches or material wealth, esp. as an influence for evil or immorality. Matt. 6:24; Luke 16:9,11,13.
[1350–1400; < Late Latin < Greek < Aramaic māmōnā riches]
mam′mon•ism, n.
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Noun | 1. | mammon - wealth regarded as an evil influence wealth, wealthiness - the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence" |
2. | Mammon - (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; "ye cannot serve God and Mammon" New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible |
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