单词 | mammonistic |
释义 | mammonisticadj. Of or relating to mammonists or mammonism. ΘΚΠ 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 1882 G. MacDonald Castle Warlock III. xxiv. 333 The usual mammonistic feeling of the enormous importance of money. 1987 ‘C. H. Rolph’ Further Particulars iii. 48 They..afforded cover for the beggars who would otherwise be so conspicuous in those highly Mammonistic surroundings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1882 |
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