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   temptation

   /ˌtɛm(p)ˈteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the desire to do something, especially something wrong or unwise: "he resisted the temptation to call Celia at the office" Similar desireurgeitchimpulseinclination
   • ▪ a thing that attracts or tempts someone: "the temptations of life in London" Similar lurealluremententicementseductionattractiondrawpullinvitationbaitdecoysnaretrapsiren songinformal:come-onallureappealattractionattractivenessfascination
   • ▪ the tempting of Jesus by the Devil (see Matt. 4).

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French temptacion, from Latin temptatio(n-), from temptare ‘handle, test, try’.

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   What is temptation?

   • Definition of temptation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable, uncountable] the desire to do or have something that you know is bad or wrong I couldn't resist the temptation to open the letter. Don't put temptation in his way by offering him cookies. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   What does it mean if someone is tempted?

   • Temptation is the state you are in when you want to do or have something, although you know it might be wrong or harmful. Will they be able to resist the temptation to buy? 2 meanings: 1. the act of tempting or the state of being tempted 2. a person or thing that tempts.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does temptation mean in a sentence?

   • It was within an hour of midnight, and the weather being dark and piercing cold, he had no great temptation to loiter. Temptation definition: the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.. See examples of TEMPTATION used in a sentence.

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   What does temptacion mean?

   • [ 1175–1225; ME temptacion ‹ L temptātiōn- (s. of temptātiō) a testing. See tempt, -ation] These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins. We welcome feedback: report an example sentence to the Collins team.

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   noun. the act of tempting; enticement or allurement. Synonyms: inducement, seduction, pull, attraction, lure. something that tempts, entices, or allures. the fact or state of being tempted, especially to evil. an instance of this. (initial capital letter) the temptation of Christ by Satan. Matthew 4. temptation.

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   Temptation is something you want to have or to do, even though you know you shouldn't. That bag of peanut butter cups on top of your fridge might be an example of a temptation.

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