mammon
Noun: 1. Wealth or material possessions regarded as having a corrupting or evil influence: In religious and moral contexts, "mammon" personifies wealth and greed as a false idol or a negative spiritual force that distracts from spiritual values. 2. (Capitalized, Mammon) A personification of greed and avarice as an evil spirit or deity: This usage originates from the New Testament of the Christian Bible, where Mammon is depicted as a master or power opposed to God.
The word is often used in a critical or moralizing context to describe the pursuit of wealth as a corrupting goal. It is frequently found in religious, philosophical, and literary discussions about materialism. - It is commonly used with the definite article "the" (e.g., the mammon of unrighteousness). - When personified as an evil force, it is often capitalized (Mammon).
- As a concept of corrupting wealth:
- He spent his life chasing mammon, neglecting his family and friends.
- The novel critiques a society enslaved by mammon.
- As a personified evil force (often capitalized):
- The sermon warned against serving Mammon instead of God.
- "Ye cannot serve God and mammon." (A direct reference from the Bible, Matthew 6:24, often quoted in English).
- "The mammon of unrighteousness": A biblical phrase meaning ill-gotten gains or wealth acquired through dishonest means.
- The parable warns that one cannot trust in the mammon of unrighteousness.
- To serve/worship Mammon: To be devoted to the pursuit of wealth above all else.
- The corporation was accused of worshipping Mammon, with no regard for ethical practices.
- Mammonish (adjective, archaic): Resembling or characteristic of mammon; greedy.
- Mammonism (noun): The greedy pursuit of material wealth.
- Mammonist (noun): A person devoted to the pursuit of wealth.
- Wealth (when used neutrally, without the negative connotation)
- Riches
- Lucre (often with negative connotations, as in )
- Materialism
- Avarice (specifically for the greed aspect)
- To serve God and Mammon: To try to be devoted to both spiritual values and the pursuit of material wealth, which is presented as an impossibility. This idiom comes directly from the Bible.
- He was torn between his charitable ideals and his business ambitions, trying unsuccessfully to serve God and Mammon.
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(New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit
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ye cannot serve God and Mammon
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wealth regarded as an evil influence
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