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noun

Temptation n.

The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction. "When the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season."

The state of being tempted, or enticed to evil. "Lead us not into temptation."

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."

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Etymology of 'Temptation'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Temptation" Quotes from Famous Books

... This temptation must have been severe. The Ranters were like the black man with the white robe, named Flatterer, who led the pilgrims into a net,[70] under the pretence of showing them the way to the celestial city; or like Adam the first, ...

— The Works of John Bunyan • John Bunyan

... jaunty disregard of the rules that is delightful.... His technic of piano writing was perfect; compared with Beethoven's it was a revelation. He never committed the fault of mere virtuoso writing, which is remarkable when we consider how strong a temptation there must have been to do so. In his piano music can be found the germs of most of the pianistic innovations that are usually identified with other composers—for instance, the manner of enveloping the melody with runs, the discovery of which has been ascribed to Thalberg, but which we ...

— Edward MacDowell • Lawrence Gilman

... don't you believe that if Judas Iscariot had only resisted the temptation of the thirty pieces of silver, and stood by his master instead of betraying him, that his position in heaven would have been far more exalted than that of Peter, or ...

— Vashti - or, Until Death Us Do Part • Augusta J. Evans Wilson

... she misbehaved in his presence, he rebuked her with due consideration for her sex. When she caused people to talk to him of her, he merely shrugged his shoulders as was his habit, and smiled disdainfully; though occasionally he could not resist the temptation of ridiculing her comic pretensions. But this human curiosity had ...

— The Tragedy of St. Helena • Walter Runciman

... of his diocese in his absence, my first business was, by the Queen's express command, to visit the Nuns of the Conception, where, knowing that there were above fourscore virgins, many of whom were very pretty and some coquettes, I was very loth to go for fear, of exposing my virtue to temptation; but I could not be excused, so I went, and preserved my virtue, to my neighbour's edification, because for six weeks together I did not see the face of any one of the nuns, nor talked to any of them but when their veils were down, which gave me a vast reputation for chastity. I ...

— Marguerite de Navarre - Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois Queen of Navarre • Marguerite de Navarre

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