Mammon
derNounmammon (wealth/greed)
English translations
- 01
Mammon
- 02
wealth
- 03
riches
- 04
money
Word details
- German meaning
- Mammon bezeichnet Reichtum und Besitz, der als etwas Göttliches verehrt wird und oft mit Habgier und Materialismus in Verbindung steht.
- English meaning
- Mammon refers to wealth and possessions that are worshipped as something divine and are often associated with greed and materialism.
- Synonym
- Reichtum, Habgier
- German example
- Er ist dem Mammon verfallen und hat alle moralischen Werte verloren.
- English example
- He has fallen for Mammon and has lost all moral values.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Mammon
- Plural Form
- None
Example sentences with “Mammon”
Er jagt nur dem Mammon nach. (He only chases after mammon.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Mammon a common word?
It is a literary/biblical term for money or greed, masculine (der Mammon).