mammon

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈmæmən/ UK /ˈmæmən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
wealth regarded as an evil influence or object of devotion

He warned his flock against the worship of mammon.

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Synonyms

1 noun · wealth regarded as an evil... wealth riches money lucre affluence gain

Opposites

poverty asceticism

Word family

Derived forms mammonism

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Proverbs (1)

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One cannot serve God and Mammon

Etymology

From Late Latin mammona, from Greek mamonas, from Aramaic mamona ('riches, wealth'), used in the New Testament as a personification of material greed.

mamonas Ancient Greek mamona Aramaic

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# mammon

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmæmən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmæmən/

## Meanings
1. wealth regarded as an evil influence or object of devotion

## Examples
- He warned his flock against the worship of mammon.

## Synonyms
- wealth
- riches
- money
- lucre
- affluence
- gain

## Antonyms
- poverty
- asceticism

## Derived Forms
- mammonism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mamonas
- Root: mamona

## Etymology
From Late Latin mammona, from Greek mamonas, from Aramaic mamona ('riches, wealth'), used in the New Testament as a personification of material greed.

## AI Etymology
Mammon is from Late Latin mammona, from Greek mamonas, from Aramaic mamona ('riches, wealth'), used in the New Testament as a personification of material greed. Important recorded forms include mamonas (Ancient Greek) and mamona (Aramaic). The current sense covers wealth regarded as an evil influence or object of devotion. The wider family includes derived forms such as mammonism.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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