What is another word for mammon?

Pronunciation: [mˈamən] (IPA)

"Mammon" is a term used to describe the love of wealth and material possessions. It is often associated with greed and the pursuit of money above all else. There are several synonyms for this word that convey similar meanings, including avarice, cupidity, materialism, and greediness. Other related terms include acquisitiveness, covetousness, and mercenariness. While all of these words reflect a desire for material gain, some may carry a more negative connotation than others. Additionally, some may be used in a more specific context, such as "acquisitiveness" to describe a desire to acquire possessions, while "mammon" implies a broader love of wealth and all it represents.

What are the hypernyms for Mammon?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Mammon?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Mammon

If hunters require a large wilderness to sustain their mode of life, greedy worshippers of mammon wish for 10,000 acres to hold waste for speculation!
"The American Nations, Vol. I."
C. S. Rafinesque
Mamona is identic with the mammon of Africa and Asia.
"The American Nations, Vol. I."
C. S. Rafinesque
Brangstar, who had given three fretful weeks to this beloved production, musician at heart, loathing his servitude to mammon, seeing in the present work of art his opportunity to emerge, to do the true, the big thing, raised his fists in horror.
"The Salamander"
Owen Johnson

Famous quotes with Mammon

  • We have among us a class of mammon worshippers, whose one test of conservatism or radicalism is the attitude one takes with respect to accumulated wealth. Whatever tends to preserve the wealth of the wealthy is called conservatism, and whatever favors anything else, no matter what is called socialism.
    Richard T. Ely
  • There is no such thing, at this date of the world's history, in America, as an independent press. You know it and I know it. There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid weekly for keeping my honest opinion out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for similar things, and any of you who would be so foolish as to write honest opinions would be out on the streets looking for another job. If I allowed my honest opinions to appear in one issue of my paper, before twenty-four hours my occupation would be gone. The business of the journalists is to destroy the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of mammon, and to sell his country and his race for his daily bread. You know it and I know it, and what folly is this toasting an independent press We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping jacks, they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes.
    John Swinton
  • It was this spirit of the masses and the revolt of the poor which so often found voice in the words of Jesus. But these condemnations are not solely expressive ofgreat agitators and reformers, they are also expressions of the conviction of Jesus that material possessions corrupt and destroy the souls of men.you cannot love God and mammon.
    Robert Hunter (author)

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