Temptation

Temptation
Temptation Temp*ta"tion, n. [OF. temptation, tentation, F. tentation, L. tentatio.] 1. The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction. [1913 Webster]

When the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. --Luke iv. 13. [1913 Webster]

2. The state of being tempted, or enticed to evil. [1913 Webster]

Lead us not into temptation. --Luke xi. 4. [1913 Webster]

3. That which tempts; an inducement; an allurement, especially to something evil. [1913 Webster]

Dare to be great, without a guilty crown; View it, and lay the bright temptation down. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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