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mammon

mam·mon

UK/ˈmæmən/ US/ˈmæmən/ uncommon

noun

1.

wealth regarded as an evil influence

2.

(New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit

  • “ye cannot serve God and Mammon”

Origin

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

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