temptation
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temptation
- /ˌtɛm(p)ˈteɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Old French temptacion, from Latin temptatio. Morphologically tempt + -ation.
noun temptations
- The act of tempting.
- The condition of being tempted.
- 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 though
- Pressure applied to one's thinking designed to create wrong emotions which will eventually lead to wrong actions.
Similar: fitna
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: enticement, lure, seduction, allure, attraction, urge, incentive, trend, impulse, inducement, tendency, propensity, attempt, inclination, trap, allurement
noun
Similar: fitna
Translations
Every language
noun act of tempting
| Español | tentación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유혹 yuhok |
| 日本語 | 誘惑 yūwaku |
| 中文 | 誘惑 /诱惑 yòuhuò |
| हिन्दी | लुभाव lubhāv, प्रलोभन pralobhan, लोभन lobhan |
| Português | tentação |
| Français | tentation |
| Deutsch | Versuchung, Verführung |
| Italiano | tentazione |
| Ελληνικά | πειρασμός peirasmós |
| Русский | искуше́ние iskušénije, собла́зн soblázn |
| العربية | فِتْنَة fitna, إِغْرَاء ʔiḡrāʔ |
noun condition of being tempted
| Español | tentación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유혹 yuhok |
| Português | tentação |
| Deutsch | Versuchung |
| Ελληνικά | πειρασμός peirasmós |
| Русский | искуше́ние iskušénije |
Talk about this word "temptation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/temptation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. temptation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/temptation "temptation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/temptation.Cite this
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title = {temptation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
