TEMPTATIONS

Noun

temptations

plural of temptation

Source: Wiktionary


TEMPTATION

Temp*ta"tion, n. Etym: [OF. temptation, tentation, F. tentation, L. tentatio.]

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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ENDLESSLY

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