English Dictionary: mammon | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for mammon | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mammon \Mam"mon\, n. [L. mammona, Gr. [?] riches, Syr. mam[?]n[be]; cf. Heb. matm[?]n a hiding place, subterranean storehouse, treasury, fr. t[be]man to hide.] Riches; wealth; the god of riches; riches, personified. Ye can not serve God and Mammon. --Matt. vi. 24. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Mammon a Chaldee or Syriac word meaning "wealth" or "riches" (Luke 16:9-11); also, by personification, the god of riches (Matt. 6:24; Luke 16:9-11). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Mammon, riches |