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mammonism

/mam-uh-niz-uhm/US // ˈmæm əˌnɪz əm //

玛门主义,玛门教,玛瑙主义,玛门教义

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the greedy pursuit of riches.

Examples

  • They cared nothing for mammonism, that some philosophical crank has defined to be a physical force that makes men invertebrates.

  • The game-preserving interest is worth maintenance if only as clashing with mammonism.

  • But of a Midas-eared Mammonism, which indeed at bottom all pure Mammonisms are, what better can you expect?

  • Our national peril is Mammonism, and the sordid pursuit of gold.

  • Mammonism at least works, but 'Go gracefully idle in Mayfair,' what does or can that mean?