Mammon
Mam·mon
The desire for wealth personified as an evil spirit or a malign influenceThe desire for wealth personified as an evil spirit or a malign influence.
/ˈmæmən/
» Their god is Mammon.
Deren Götze ist der Mammon.
Значення
значень: 2The desire for wealth personified as an evil spirit or a malign influence.
Often mammon: wealth, material avarice, profit.
Приклади
речень: 1Their god is Mammon.
deDeren Götze ist der Mammon. — Waldelfe
Переклади
мов: 1Походження
From Late Latin mammona (“wealth”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μαμωνᾶς (mamōnâs), fromFrom Late Latin mammona (“wealth”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μαμωνᾶς (mamōnâs), from Aramaic מָמוֹנָא (māmōnā, “money, wealth”). Compare Hebrew מָמוֹן (mamón, “money”).
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