† 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.

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

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).

单词	mammonitish
释义	† 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. 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 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). < adj.1615
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