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A-Z: General definitions: Mammon
Definition
Used as a personification of riches; has come to symbolise a desire for wealth which rules a person's life.Translation
(Greek form of an Aramaic word for money, riches or profit.)A figure of speech where a non-person, for example an animal, the weather, or some inanimate object, is described as if it were a person, being given human qualities.
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