temptation

1. n. The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction. Source: opted

2. n. The state of being tempted, or enticed to evil. Source: opted

3. n. That which tempts; an inducement; an allurement, especially to something evil. Source: opted

4. n. something that seduces or has the quality to seduce Source: wordnet

5. n. the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid Source: wordnet

6. n. the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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 Source: ecdict

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