mammon
/mam-uhn/US // ˈmæm ən //UK // (ˈmæmən) //
玛门,玛瑙,玛姆
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : New Testament. riches or material wealth. Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:9,11,13.
- : a personification of riches as an evil spirit or deity.
Synonyms & Antonyms
nounwealth as evil
Examples
When it comes to Hollywood and films about faith, God and mammon are both finding devotees.
He drew up his spare person, with a terrier-like shake of the head and shoulders, as of one repudiating Mammon and all its works.
A man with his capital embarked, who may be a beggar on the ensuing day, cannot lie down upon roses: he is the slave of Mammon.
Peter remembered that he had read in his little leather Bible, "You cannot serve God and mammon."
What I like in you is that you've definitely let Mammon go—it's the only decent way.
His extreme love of money overcame every other consideration; and to this idol, Mammon, he even sacrificed brotherly affection.
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