MAMMON


Meaning of MAMMON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-mən ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin mammona, from Greek mamōna, from Aramaic māmōnā riches

Date: 15th century

: material wealth or possessions especially as having a debasing influence

you cannot serve God and mammon — Matthew 6:24 (Revised Standard Version)

• mam·mon·ism -mə-ˌni-zəm noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.