riches regarded as an object of worship and greedy pursuit; wealth or material gain as an evil, more or less deified
Origin:
ME mammon(as) < LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) mammōnas (see Matt. 6:24) < Aram māmōnā, riches, prob. < mā'mon, that which is made secure or deposited < 'amān, to trust