Mammon
['mæmən]
Definition
(noun.) (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; 'ye cannot serve God and Mammon'.
(noun.) wealth regarded as an evil influence.
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Definition
(n.) Riches; wealth; the god of riches; riches, personified.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Riches, wealth.[2]. God of riches.
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Definition
n. riches: the god of riches.—adj. Mamm′onish devoted to money-getting.—ns. Mamm′onism devotion to gain; Mamm′onist Mamm′onite a person devoted to riches: a worldling.—adj. Mammonist′ic.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. The god of the world's leading religion. The chief temple is in the holy city of New York.
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Examples
- As mean as Mammon, you would say. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He had gathered and he had given flowers; he had offered a sentimental, a poetic tribute at the shrine of Love or Mammon. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Oh, when shall we wean ourselves from the worship of Mammon! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- In the last resort, she believed in Mammon, the flesh, and the devil--these at least were not sham. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- So Rebecca, during her stay at Queen's Crawley, made as many friends of the Mammon of Unrighteousness as she could possibly bring under control. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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