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单词 mammonitish
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Mammonitishadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Mammon n., -ite suffix1, -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < Mammon n. + -ite suffix1 + -ish suffix1; compare Mammonite n., and post-classical Latin mammoniticus (c1050). The use in quot. 1841 is probably < Mammonite n. + -ish suffix1. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (mæ·mənəitiʃ) /ˈmæmənaɪtɪʃ/.
Obsolete. rare.
Resembling Mammon; characteristic of a Mammonist.
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society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > bent on or adapted to making gain > influenced by desire for wealth
mercenary1532
Mammonitish1615
merchanticala1618
mammonish1837
money-grubbing1847
mammonistic1882
get-rich-quick1891
1615 J. Taylor Vrania lx, in Wks. (1630) 6/2 Avarice..makes his Mammonitish God his gaine.
1841 H. Smith Moneyed Man II. 254 May the result of her nuptials be worthy..the Mammonitish spirit in which they originate!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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