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   Mam·mon

   /ˈmamən/

   

   noun

   • 1. 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: "others have forsaken Mammon in search of something on a more spiritual plane"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via late Latin from New Testament Greek mamōnas (see Matt. 6:24, Luke 16:9–13), from Aramaic māmōn ‘riches’. The word was taken by medieval writers as the name of the devil of covetousness, and revived in this sense by Milton.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mammonism noun
   • 2. mammonist noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • M

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   • M

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