mammon

English Thesaurus

1. (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	imaginary being, imaginary creature,
definition	:	a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction (noun.person)

domain category	:	new testament,
definition	:	the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication)

2. wealth regarded as an evil influence (noun.state)

hypernym	:	wealth, wealthiness,
definition	:	the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money (noun.state)