mammonolatry

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US/mæməˈnɑlətɹi/

noun

The worship of money.

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First used 19th c.Scrabble 21

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nounmammonolatry (uncountable)

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  1. rareuncountableThe worship of money.First known use 19th c.

    If mammonolatry has corrupted family life; if the tendency to see in marriage a mere business matter, a mere financial transaction, has degraded the institution, and obscured the notion of the fundamental social import of the latter; […]

    1912, Georges Chatterton-Hill, The Sociological Value of Christianity, page 135

    Synonyms: plutolatry

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe worship of money.

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APA

mammonolatry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammonolatry

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“mammonolatry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammonolatry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mammonolatry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammonolatry.

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