often capitalized
: material wealth or possessions especially as having a debasing influence
you cannot serve God and mammon—
Matthew 6:24 (Revised Standard Version)
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In these books, we Americans are portrayed horribly — somehow simultaneously slovenly and uptight, perpetually dressed in spandex yet overweight, arrogant yet superficially friendly, impervious to pleasure and obsessed with mammon.
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New York Times, 12 June 2018
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“Mammon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mammon. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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