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[mam-uh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | New Testament. riches or material wealth. Matt. 6:24; Luke 16:9,11,13. |
| 2. | (often initial capital letter) a personification of riches as an evil spirit or deity. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL < Gk mam(m)ōnâs < Aram māmōnā riches
1350–1400; ME < LL < Gk mam(m)ōnâs < Aram māmōnā riches
Related forms:
mam⋅mon⋅ish, adjective
Synonyms:
1. possessions, money, gold.
1. possessions, money, gold.
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| Mam·mon (mām'ən) n.
[Middle English, from Late Latin mammon, from Greek mamōnās, from Aramaic māmonā, riches, probably from Mishnaic Hebrew māmôn; see  mn in Semitic roots.] |
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Mammon
Mam"mon\, n. [L. mammona, Gr. ? riches, Syr. mam?n[=a]; cf. Heb. matm?n a hiding place, subterranean storehouse, treasury, fr. t[=a]man to hide.] Riches; wealth; the god of riches; riches, personified. Ye can not serve God and Mammon. --Matt. vi. 24.
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mammon
A New Testament expression for material wealth, which some people worship as a god. Figuratively, it simply means money.
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mammon
"personification of wealth," 1362, from L.L. mammona, from Gk. mammonas, from Aramaic mamona, mamon "riches, gain," left untranslated in Gk. N.T. (e.g. Matt. vi.24, Luke xvi.9-13) retained in the Vulgate, and regarded mistakenly by medieval Christians as the name of a demon.
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Mammon
a Chaldee or Syriac word meaning "wealth" or "riches" (Luke 16:9-11); also, by personification, the god of riches (Matt. 6:24; Luke 16:9-11).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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