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1. (n.) temptation
the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
2. temptation
something that tempts, entices, or allures.
3. temptation
the fact or state of being tempted, esp. to evil.
4. temptation
an instance of this.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME temptacion < L temptātiō. See tempt , -tion)
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| Definition of 'Temptation' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) temptation, enticement
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
2. (noun) temptation
the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
"he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"
3. (noun) enticement, temptation
the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
"his enticements were shameless"
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1. (noun) temptation
the feeling of being tempted by sth
It was a temptation I could not resist.
2. temptation
give in to temptation
to be unable to resist temptation
I gave into temptation and tried the chocolate.
3. temptation
sth that tempts sb
the temptations of life
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| Definition of 'Temptation' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Temptation
the act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction
2. (noun) Temptation
the state of being tempted, or enticed to evil
3. (noun) Temptation
that which tempts; an inducement; an allurement, especially to something evil
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| Definitions of 'Temptation' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Temptation
A desire to do something you know you should not do.
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Sense: the act of tempting
the temptation of Christ (by the Devil).
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 Afrikaans: versoeking |
 Arabic: إغْراء، إغْواء |
 Bulgarian: изкушаване |
 Brazilian: tentação |
 Czech: pokušení |
 German: die Versuchung |
 Danish: fristelse |
 Greek: πειρασμός, πρόκληση |
 Spanish: tentación |
 Estonian: kiusamine |
 Farsi: اغوا؛ وسوسه |
 Finnish: houkuttelu |
 French: tentation |
 Hebrew: פִּיתוּי |
 Hindi: प्रलोभन |
 Croatian: iskušenje, napast |
 Hungarian: kísértés |
 Indonesian: godaan |
 Icelandic: freisting |
 Italian: tentazione |
 Japanese: 誘惑 |
 Korean: 유혹 |
 Lithuanian: gundymas, vilionė |
 Latvian: vilināšana; kārdināšana |
 Malay: godaan |
 Dutch: verleiding |
 Norwegian: fristelse |
 Polish: kuszenie |
 Portuguese: tentação |
 Romanian: ispită, tentaţie |
 Russian: искушение |
 Slovak: pokušenie |
 Slovenian: skušnjava |
 Serbian: iskušenje |
 Swedish: frestelse |
 Thai: การล่อ |
 Turkish: baştan çıkarma |
 Taiwanese: 引誘 |
 Ukrainian: спокуса |
 Urdu: بہکاوا |
 Vietnamese: sự xúi giục |
 Chinese: 引诱 |
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