English Explanatory Dictionary

Mammon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The desire for wealth personified as an evil spirit or a malign influence.
  2. Often mammon: wealth, material avarice, profit.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (“wealth, material avarice”).

Pronunciation

/ˈmæmən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mammon.wav

Word forms

Mammon

Etymology

From Late Latin mammona (“wealth”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μαμωνᾶς (mamōnâs), from Aramaic מָמוֹנָא (māmōnā, “money, wealth”). Compare Hebrew מָמוֹן (mamón, “money”).

Synonyms

money wealth

Derived words

mammonic mammonish mammonism Mammonist Mammonite mammonize mammonolatry

Translations

Czech: mamon Swedish: mammon
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