mammon
Idolized material gain
Mammon is wealth or material possessions, especially when regarded as corrupting or as an object of worship.
The term carries strong moral disapproval, suggesting greed or misplaced priorities: You cannot serve God and mammon.
It often appears in discussions of materialism versus spiritual values: The city was a temple to mammon. (Capitalized Mammon personifies wealth as a false god.)
Abundant valuable possessions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- affluenceAbundance of money
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- goldElement seventy-nine
capital · assets · opulence · plutocracy · prosperity · inheritance · abundance · filthy lucre
Excessive desire for riches
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- rapacityAggressive, seizing greed
- acquisitivenessDesire to gather wealth
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
grasping · insatiability · voracity · moneygrubbing · avariciousness · cupidity · selfishness · usury
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
- possessionsThings one owns
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
status · capitalism · accumulation · worldliness · pursuit · obsession · vanity
riches
Abundant valuable possessions
gold · capital · assets · opulence · plutocracy · prosperity · inheritance · abundance · filthy lucre · worldly goods
avarice
Excessive desire for riches
- covetousnessExcessive desire for possessions
- rapacityAggressive, seizing greed
- acquisitivenessDesire to gather wealth
hoarding · grasping · insatiability · voracity · moneygrubbing · avariciousness · cupidity · selfishness · usury · extortion
consumerism
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
- possessionsThings one owns
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
luxury · status · capitalism · accumulation · worldliness · pursuit · obsession · vanity
- greedgreed, avarice, covetousness, cupidity, materialism
- Jesus' teachingsSermon on the Mount, beatitudes, Beatitudes, love your enemies, Lord's Prayer
- Bible moneytithe, alms, mite, shekel, denarius
- Hebrew Wordsshalom, amen, hallelujah, chai, Adonai
- Idolatryidol worship, false gods, idol, graven image, graven images
- Aramaic
mammonGod
Supreme spiritual authority
spirituality · holiness · spiritual fulfillment · righteousness · salvation
mammonpoverty
Severe lack of resources
destitution · penury · indigence · impoverishment · want
mammoncharity
Voluntary aid for others
generosity · benevolence · selflessness · philanthropy · liberality