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Mammon

Pronunciation: /ˈmamən/

Definition of Mammon

noun

[mass noun]

wealth regarded as an evil influence or false object of worship and devotion: others have forsaken Mammon in search of something on a more spiritual plane

Derivatives

Mammonism
Mammonist

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