mammon

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von mammon im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

hırs

ihtiras

insanı kötü yola sevkeden servet ve mal

varlık

hırs veya servet tanrısı

{i} servet tanrısı

{i} kötü yola sevkeden servet

Relevante Übersetzungen

mammonism

para hırsı

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von mammon im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

wealth regarded as an evil influence

a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; "ye cannot serve God and Mammon"

{n} riches, money, wealth, the god of wealth

disapproval You can use Mammon to refer to money and business activities if you want to show your disapproval of people who think that becoming rich is the most important thing in life. It is not every day that one meets a business-person who is not obsessed with Mammon. money, wealth, and profit, regarded as something bad because people want or think about them too much (mammona, from mamona )

(New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; "ye cannot serve God and Mammon" wealth regarded as an evil influence

(New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; "ye cannot serve God and Mammon"

Riches; wealth; the god of riches; riches, personified

{i} riches, material wealth

Aramaic word for riches or wealth

The god of this world The word in Syriac means riches (See Milton: Paradise Lost, bk i 678 ) His speech in the council is book ii 229, etc Mammon In Spenser's Faërie Queene, Mammon says if Sir Guyon will serve him he shall be the richest man in the world; but the knight says money has no charm for him Mammon then takes him to his smithy, and tells him he may make what orders he likes, but Guyon declines to make any The god then offers to give him Philotine to wife, but Guyon will not accept the honour Lastly, he takes him to Proserpine's bower, and tells him to pluck the golden fruit, and rest on the silver stool; Sir Guyon again refuses, and after three days' sojourn in the infernal regions is led back to earth (ii 7 )

Relevante Übersetzungen

mammonism

The pursuit of great wealth

Mammonism

{i} greedy chase of wealth; materiality, worldliness

mammonism

Devotion to the pursuit of wealth; worldliness

Silbentrennung

Mam·mon

Etymologie

[ 'ma-m&n ] (noun.) 15th century. Aramaic mamona (“riches”)