TEMPTER

tempter

(noun) a person who tempts others; “Satan is the great tempter of mankind”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tempter (plural tempters)

Someone or something that tempts.

A seducer, especially a man who seduces.

Source: Wiktionary


Tempt"er, n.

Definition: One who tempts or entices; especially, Satan, or the Devil, regarded as the great enticer to evil. "Those who are bent to do wickedly will never want tempters to urge them on." Tillotson. So glozed the Tempter, and his proem tuned. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 June 2025

ADMIRABLE

(adjective) deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; “an estimable young professor”; “trains ran with admirable precision”; “his taste was impeccable, his health admirable”


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Coffee Trivia

Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.

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