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- [mam-uh n]
- /ˈmæm ən/
- /ˈmæm.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mam-uh n]
- /ˈmæm ən/
Definitions of mammon word
- noun mammon New Testament. riches or material wealth. Matt. 6:24; Luke 16:9,11,13. 1
- noun mammon (often initial capital letter) a personification of riches as an evil spirit or deity. 1
- noun mammon Wealth regarded as an evil influence or false object of worship and devotion. It was taken by medieval writers as the name of the devil of covetousness, and revived in this sense by Milton. 1
- noun mammon money, wealth 1
- uncountable noun mammon You can use Mammon to refer to money and business activities if you want to show your disapproval of people who think that becoming rich is the most important thing in life. 0
- noun mammon riches or wealth regarded as a source of evil and corruption 0
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Origin of mammon
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin < Greek mam(m)ōnâs < Aramaic māmōnā riches
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Parts of speech for Mammon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mammon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
mammon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mammon
noun mammon
- avarice — Avarice is extremely strong desire for money and possessions.
- riches — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- wealth — a great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches: the wealth of a city.
- gain — to make a gain or gains in.
- money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
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