temptation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌtɛmpˈteɪʃən/
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Etymology
From Old French temptacion, from Latin temptatio. Morphologically tempt + -ation.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of tempting.
- (countable, uncountable) The condition of being tempted.
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(countable, uncountable) Something attractive, tempting or seductive; an inducement, seducement, or enticement.
At length, one night, when the company by ſome accident broke up much ſooner than ordinary, ſo that the candles were not half burnt out, ſhe was not able to reſiſt the temptation, but reſolved to have them ſome way or other. Accordingly, as ſoon as the hurry was over, and the ſervants, as ſhe thought, all gone to ſleep, ſhe ſtole out of her bed, and went down ſtairs, naked to her ſhift as ſhe was, with a deſign to ſteal them […]
1762, Charles Johnstone, The Reverie; or, A Flight to the Paradise of Fools, volume 2, Dublin: Printed by Dillon Chamberlaine, →OCLC, page 202:
- (countable, uncountable) Pressure applied to one's thinking designed to create wrong emotions which will eventually lead to wrong actions.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| temptations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
temptationless · temptationful · temptational
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (119)
ru собла́зн (pressure applied to one's thinking) · lv kārdinājums (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · eo tento (condition of being tempted) · ml പ്രലോഭനം (condition of being tempted) · is freistni (pressure applied to one's thinking) · pt tentação (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · nl verlokking (act of tempting) · ota فتنه (act of tempting) · ca temptació (act of tempting) · ar إِغْرَاء (act of tempting) · mi whakapoapoatanga (act of tempting) · id desakan (pressure applied to one's thinking) · da fristelse (condition of being tempted) · pl pokuszenie (pressure applied to one's thinking) · es tentación (pressure applied to one's thinking) · ar فِتْنَة (act of tempting) · id godaan (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · bn ফেতনা (pressure applied to one's thinking) · ru искуше́ние (act of tempting) · hi प्रलोभन (act of tempting) · id godaan (pressure applied to one's thinking) · fi houkuttelu (act of tempting) · fr tentation (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · ms godaan (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · ca temptació (condition of being tempted) · es tentación (condition of being tempted) · cmn 誘惑 /诱惑 (act of tempting) · id penggodaan (act of tempting) · lv kārdinājums (condition of being tempted) · pl kuszenie (condition of being tempted) · bg съблазняване (act of tempting) · ja 誘惑 (act of tempting) · ka განსაცდელი (act of tempting) · de Versuchung (act of tempting) · ota فتنه (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · fi viehättyneisyys (condition of being tempted) · hi लुभाव (act of tempting) · la temptātiō (act of tempting) · ml പ്രലോഭനം (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · el πειρασμός (act of tempting) · tl tukso (act of tempting) · ga cathú (condition of being tempted) · ga aimsiú (act of tempting) · es tentación (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · fi viettelys (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · hy գայթակղություն (act of tempting) · bg изкушение (act of tempting) · de Verführung (act of tempting) · fa وسوسه (condition of being tempted) · ko 유혹 (act of tempting) · pt tentação (pressure applied to one's thinking) · he פיתוי (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · ar فِتْنَة (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · hi लोभन (act of tempting) · ru собла́зн (act of tempting) · nb fristelse (condition of being tempted) · cs pokušení (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · pl pokuszenie (condition of being tempted) · ru искуше́ние (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · hu kísértés (act of tempting) · bg изкушение (condition of being tempted) · ru собла́зн (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · ru искуше́ние (pressure applied to one's thinking) · fa وسوسه (act of tempting) · sq tundim (condition of being tempted) · pam tuksu (act of tempting) · el πειρασμός (condition of being tempted) · fi houkutus (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · hu kísértés (condition of being tempted) · mi whakapoapoatanga (condition of being tempted) · da fristelse (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · sv frestelse (condition of being tempted) · bg съблазън (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · ar فِتْنَة (pressure applied to one's thinking) · sq tundim (act of tempting) · nb fristelse (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · nl verlokking (condition of being tempted) · ru искуше́ние (condition of being tempted) · ar تَجْرِبَة (pressure applied to one's thinking) · pt tentação (condition of being tempted) · nb fristelse (act of tempting) · pl kuszenie (pressure applied to one's thinking) · nrn tumtation (act of tempting) · arc נסיונא (act of tempting) · grc πειρασμός (condition of being tempted) · ml പ്രലോഭനം (act of tempting) · fo freisting (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · fi kiusaus (pressure applied to one's thinking) · fi viettely (act of tempting) · unm këshëwelìntàmëwakàn (condition of being tempted) · es tentación (act of tempting) · ota وسوسه (act of tempting) · ota وسوسه (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · ca temptació (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · pl pokuszenie (act of tempting) · it tentazione (act of tempting) · ko 유혹 (condition of being tempted) · sv frestelse (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · pl pokusa (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · ceb panulay (act of tempting) · ga cathú (act of tempting) · ga cathú (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · is freisting (pressure applied to one's thinking) · bho प्रलोभन (act of tempting) · bn ফেতনা (act of tempting) · cs pokušení (pressure applied to one's thinking) · de Versuchung (condition of being tempted) · fr tentation (act of tempting) · hy գայթակղություն (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · id tergoda (condition of being tempted) · ms penggodaan (act of tempting) · aii ܢܣܝܘܢܐ (act of tempting) · pl kuszenie (act of tempting) · cs pokoušení (act of tempting) · grc πειρασμός (act of tempting) · pt tentação (act of tempting) · bn ফেতনা (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · sk pokušenie (something attractive, tempting or seductive) · ang costnung (act of tempting)