They were obsessed with pursuing material wealth and made Mammon the center of their lives.

Mammon 源自阿拉姆语，在《圣经》中常被拟人化为"财富之神"或"贪婪的化身"。这个词在现代英语中用来指代"物质财富"或"对金钱的贪婪崇拜"，带有贬义色彩，常被比作一种虚假的偶像。