Meanings
- uncountableThe fear of gold; by extension, the fear of wealth.
The other main reason for the aurophobia that prevails in many quarters is that the monetary use of gold implies fixed parities, […]
1972, Paul Einzig, A Textbook on Monetary Policy, Macmillan, page 2232 more examples
If this be true, it certainly shows the power of suggestion, idiosyncrasy or aurophobia to an extent scarcely equaled by Mr. Bryan himself, who was said to be sorely distressed a short time ago on account of finding gold in his well.
1898, Western Druggist, volume 20, page 258Slaves are we then to a superstition — aurophobia — for there is never enough; fear of insecurity will not be remedied by any amount, whether counted in hundreds of thousands or millions.
1961, Morris Goldstein, Lift Up Your Life: A Personal Philosophy for Our Times, Philosophical Library, published 1961, page 87
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