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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
mammon
    n 1: wealth regarded as an evil influence
    2: (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an
       evil spirit; "ye cannot serve God and Mammon"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mammon \Mam"mon\ (m[a^]m"m[u^]n), n. [L. mammona, Gr. mammwna^s
   riches, Syr. mam[=o]n[=a]; cf. Heb. matm[=o]n a hiding place,
   subterranean storehouse, treasury, fr. t[=a]man to hide.]
   Riches; wealth; the god of riches; riches, personified.
   [1913 Webster]

         Ye can not serve God and Mammon.         --Matt. vi.
                                                  24.
   [1913 Webster]

3. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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).
   

4. Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)
Mammon, riches


5. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)
MAMMON, n.  The god of the world's leading religion.  The chief temple
is in the holy city of New York.

    He swore that all other religions were gammon,
    And wore out his knees in the worship of Mammon.
                                                            Jared Oopf


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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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