mammon C2+ Topic:Money & Finance US /ˈmæmən/ UK /ˈmæmən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun wealth regarded as an evil influence or object of devotion He warned his flock against the worship of mammon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · wealth regarded as an evil... wealthrichesmoneylucreaffluencegain ↔ Opposites povertyasceticism Word family Derived forms mammonism Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Money & Finance markdown