filthy lucre

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English

Etymology

A phrase used in the King James Version of the Bible to translate Ancient Greek αἰσχρός κέρδος (aiskhrós kérdos) and related terms such as αἰσχροκερδής (aiskhrokerdḗs, “[a person] given to filthy lucre”).

Noun

filthy lucre (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic, derogatory) money
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