Thesaurus: temptation

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1. n. The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction.
2. n. The state of being tempted, or enticed to evil.
3. n. That which tempts; an inducement; an allurement, especially to something evil.
4. n. something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
5. n. the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
6. n. the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
7. 1. The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction. When the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. Luke iv. 13. 2. The state of being tempted, or enticed to evil. Lead us not into temptation. Luke xi. 4. 3. That which tempts; an inducement; an allurement, especially to something evil. Dare to be great, without a guilty crown; View it, and lay the bright temptation down. Dryden.
8. n:100 n. something that seduces or has the quality to seduce n. the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid