mammon

Plural: mammons

Noun

• Material wealth or avarice personified as an idol.
• wealth regarded as an evil influence
• (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit
  • "ye cannot serve God and Mammon"

Name

• Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (“wealth, material avarice”).

Examples

• Some Scrabble players are driven by MAMMON, only caring about the highest score, not the fun.