1. wealth or material possessions, especially when regarded as having a corrupting influence or being pursued in a greedy or selfish way
Usage: often capitalized when referring to the biblical personification
2. the personification of riches and avarice as an evil spirit or false god
Usage: biblical; often capitalized

Examples

• He chose to serve God rather than mammon.
• The pursuit of mammon had corrupted his values.
• She rejected the worship of mammon in favor of a simpler life.
• The preacher warned against the temptations of mammon.
• Many believed that mammon was destroying their community.
• The novel explores the conflict between love and mammon.