Definition of Mammon

Mammalia

MAMMON noun

	The god of the world's leading religion. The chief temple is in the holy city of New York. He swore that all other religions were gammon, And wore out his knees in the worship of Mammon. Jared Oopf

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Man

Regular definition:

MAMMON:
n. 1 wealth regarded as a god or as an evil influence. 2 the worldly rich. øøMammonish adj. Mammonism n. Mammonist n. Mammonite n. [ME f. LL Mam(m)ona f. Gk mamonas f. Aram. mamon riches: see Matt. 6:24, Luke 16:9-13]

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