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单词 mammonistic
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mammonisticadj.

Brit. /maməˈnɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌmæməˈnɪstɪk/
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mammonist n., -ic suffix.
Etymology: < mammonist n. + -ic suffix. Compare earlier mammonistical adj.
Of or relating to mammonists or mammonism.
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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
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).
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