Meaning & use
mammon
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Material wealth or riches, especially when regarded as an evil or corrupting influence.
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The sermon warned against the pursuit of mammon at the expense of one's values.
Critics accused the executive of worshipping mammon over morality.
A note on using this word
Comes from a biblical term personifying greed; used mainly in formal or literary contexts today.
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