Definitions for temptation
tɛmpˈteɪ ʃəntemp·ta·tion

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. temptation, enticement(noun)

   something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

2. temptation(noun)

   the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid

   "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"

3. enticement, temptation(noun)

   the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire

   "his enticements were shameless"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. temptation(Noun)

   The act of tempting

2. temptation(Noun)

   The condition of being tempted.

3. temptation(Noun)

   Something attractive, tempting or seductive; an inducement or enticement.

4. temptation(Noun)

   Pressure applied to your thinking designed to create wrong emotions which will eventually lead to wrong actions.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Temptation(noun)

   the act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction

2. Temptation(noun)

   the state of being tempted, or enticed to evil

3. Temptation(noun)

   that which tempts; an inducement; an allurement, especially to something evil

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Temptation

   "Temptation" is a popular song, published in 1933, with music written by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Arthur Freed. The song was used in the film Singin' in the Rain and later in the 1983 musical based on the film, and is prominently featured in Valerio Zurlini's Violent Summer. The song was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1933 film Going Hollywood. Crosby recorded the song with Lennie Hayton's orchestra on October 22, 1933. He recorded it again with John Scott Trotter's Orchestra on March 3, 1945.

The Roycroft Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. temptation

   A desire to do something you know you should not do.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'temptation' in Nouns Frequency: #2615

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of temptation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of temptation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of temptation in a Sentence

1. Jean Anouilh:

   Saintliness is also a temptation.

2. George Bernard Shaw:

   Virtue is insufficient temptation.

3. Oscar Wilde:

   I can resist anything but temptation.

4. Ancient Proverb:

   Good habits result from resisting temptation.

5. H. L. Mencken:

   Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.

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