mammondom means the realm or sphere of Mammon; greed for wealth. It carries an Arena rating of 1434, earned across 72 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, mammondom ranks #294 of 13,224 for Most Incisive Words, #550 of 13,224 for Scariest Words, #1,267 of 13,224 for The Improbable, #1,303 of 13,224 for Most Satisfying to Say.
Why “mammondom” is a great word
MAMMONDOM — [Noun] The realm, influence, or domain characterized by the greedy pursuit of wealth, personified as Mammon. From Mammon (personification of wealth or greed, from Late Latin, from Greek, from Aramaic māmōn "riches") + the suffix -dom (denoting a state, condition, or domain). First attested in 1826. Unlike "mammonism" (which denotes the cold doctrine of devotion to wealth) or "avarice" (which names the inward sin of greed), mammondom is the outward empire that doctrine builds—the architecture and atmosphere generated by that power. It is the glass-and-steel canyon where human worth is a fluctuating metric, the gilded lobby where every handshake carries the faint scent of coin, and the quiet, relentless pressure that makes a virtue of acquisition. The word maps not the sin, but the world the sin builds; a kingdom whose only citizen is a phantom, and whose only law is more.
Etymology
From Mammon + -dom.
noun
- The realm or sphere of Mammon; greed for wealth.
Words closest in meaning
By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.
- mammonite 89% match — Someone devoted to the acquisition of wealth; an avaricious person. vs mammondom →
- plutolatry 84% match — The worship of money; excessive fondness or greed for wealth. vs mammondom →
- plutomania 82% match — A passion or craving for wealth; an obsession with money. vs mammondom →
- covetousness 82% match — Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth. vs mammondom →
- pleonexia 82% match — Excessive or insatiable greed, avarice, covetousness, the desire to have more, a greedy desire for certain goods. vs mammondom →
- lorddom 81% match — The authority, rule, jurisdiction, sovereignty, or domain of a lord vs mammondom →
- cupidity 81% match — Extreme greed, especially for wealth. vs mammondom →
- moneygrubber 81% match — A person who is avariciously and greedily intent on accumulating money. vs mammondom →