mammon

  • 21Mammon —    FALLEN ANGEL who rules in HELL as an archdemon and prince of tempters. The name Mammon in Aramaic means “riches.” He embodies the second of the SEVEN DEADLY SINS, avarice. Mammon is equated with LUCIFER, SATAN, and BEELZEBUB. He serves as… …

    Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

  • 22Mammon — [[t]mæ̱mən[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) You can use Mammon to refer to money and business activities if you want to show your disapproval of people who think that becoming rich is the most important thing in life. It is not every day that one… …

    English dictionary

  • 23mammon — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin mammona, from Greek mamōna, from Aramaic māmōnā riches Date: 15th century material wealth or possessions especially as having a debasing influence < you cannot serve God and …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 24Mammon — noun a) wealth regarded as an evil influence b) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; ye cannot serve God and Mammon …

    Wiktionary

  • 25Mammon — Schotter (umgangssprachlich); Ocken (umgangssprachlich); Kies (umgangssprachlich); Taler (umgangssprachlich); Bimbes (umgangssprachlich); Asche (umgangssprachlich); …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 26mammon — (ma mmon) s. m. 1°   Nom, dans l Évangile (MATTH. VI, 24), de la richesse. Le mammon d iniquité.    On dit quelquefois au féminin la mammone de l iniquité. 2°   Nom du démon des richesses dans le Paradis perdu de Milton. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat.&#8230; …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 27Mammon — Mạm·mon der; s; nur Sg, pej ≈ Geld (besonders wenn es für jemanden das Wichtigste im Leben ist) &LT;der schnöde Mammon&GT; …

    Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • 28mammon — /ˈmæmən / (say mamuhn) noun 1. New Testament riches or material wealth. 2. (usually upper case) a personification of riches as an evil spirit or deity: *Lip service is given to noble ideals, but in fact what is mainly served is mammon. –charles&#8230; …

  • 29mammon — mam|mon sb. (fk. el. itk.) (penge, jordisk gods), i sms. mammons , fx mammonsdyrker; ussel mammon …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 30Mammon — see you cannot serve God and Mammon …

    Proverbs new dictionary