temptation

Noun
Synonyms: enticement

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. something that seduces or has the quality to seduceSynonyms: enticement
  2. the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid“he felt the temptation and his will power weakened”
  3. the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire“his enticements were shameless”Synonyms: enticement
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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