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smallwonder | 19:50 Thu 09th Sep 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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Where does the expression come from, and what does it mean?
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It comes from the Bible. 1Timothy 3:3&8. It means the greed of money.
21:38 Thu 09th Sep 2004
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John Wycliffe first coined the phrase in his translation of the Bible in the 1380s. It was the earliest English translation of the Bible. Nowadays "filthy lucre" means "dirty money" but as Chuck says it means "greed/love of money" (or "dishonourable gain")
00:56 Fri 10th Sep 2004

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