temptation 音标拼音: [tɛmt'eʃən]
n .
U 引诱,诱惑;
C 诱惑物
U 引诱,诱惑;
C 诱惑物
temptation n 1 :
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce [
synonym :
{
temptation }, {
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 " [
synonym : {
enticement }, {
temptation }]
Temptation \
Temp *
ta "
tion \,
n . [
OF .
temptation ,
tentation ,
F .
tentation ,
L .
tentatio .]
1 .
The act of tempting ,
or enticing to evil ;
seduction .
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When the devil had ended all the temptation ,
he departed from him for a season . --
Luke iv .
13 .
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2 .
The state of being tempted ,
or enticed to evil .
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Lead us not into temptation . --
Luke xi .
4 .
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3 .
That which tempts ;
an inducement ;
an allurement ,
especially to something evil .
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Dare to be great ,
without a guilty crown ;
View it ,
and lay the bright temptation down .
--
Dryden .
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71 Moby Thesaurus words for "
temptation ":
agacerie ,
allure ,
allurement ,
ambition ,
appeal ,
attraction ,
attractiveness ,
bait ,
beguilement ,
beguiling ,
bewitchery ,
bewitchment ,
blandishment ,
cajolery ,
cajoling ,
captivating ,
captivation ,
catch ,
charisma ,
charm ,
charmingness ,
coaxing ,
come -
hither ,
come -
on ,
dearest wish ,
decoy ,
desideration ,
desideratum ,
desire ,
draw ,
enchantment ,
enthrallment ,
enticement ,
enticing ,
entrapment ,
fascination ,
flirtation ,
forbidden fruit ,
glamour ,
glimmering goal ,
golden vision ,
hope ,
inducement ,
interest ,
inveiglement ,
invitation ,
lodestone ,
lure ,
magnet ,
magnetism ,
persuading ,
persuasion ,
plum ,
prize ,
pull ,
seducement ,
seducing ,
seduction ,
seductiveness ,
sex appeal ,
snare ,
snaring ,
tantalization ,
tempting ,
trap ,
trophy ,
winning ways ,
winsomeness ,
wish ,
witchery ,
wooing Temptation (
1 .)
Trial ;
a being put to the test .
Thus God "
tempted [
Gen .
22 :
1 ;
R .
V ., '
did prove ']
Abraham ;"
and afflictions are said to tempt ,
i .
e .,
to try ,
men (
James 1 :
2 ,
12 ;
comp .
Deut .
8 :
2 ),
putting their faith and patience to the test . (
2 .)
Ordinarily ,
however ,
the word means solicitation to that which is evil ,
and hence Satan is called "
the tempter " (
Matt .
4 :
3 ).
Our Lord was in this way tempted in the wilderness .
That temptation was not internal ,
but by a real ,
active ,
subtle being .
It was not self -
sought .
It was submitted to as an act of obedience on his part . "
Christ was led ,
driven .
An unseen personal force bore him a certain violence is implied in the words " (
Matt .
4 :
1 -
11 ).
The scene of the temptation of our Lord is generally supposed to have been the mountain of Quarantania (
q .
v .), "
a high and precipitous wall of rock ,
1 ,
200 or 1 ,
500 feet above the plain west of Jordan ,
near Jericho ."
Temptation is common to all (
Dan .
12 :
10 ;
Zech .
13 :
9 ;
Ps .
66 :
10 ;
Luke 22 :
31 ,
40 ;
Heb .
11 :
17 ;
James 1 :
12 ;
1 Pet .
1 :
7 ;
4 :
12 ).
We read of the temptation of Joseph (
Gen .
39 ),
of David (
2 Sam .
24 ;
1 Chr .
21 ),
of Hezekiah (
2 Chr .
32 :
31 ),
of Daniel (
Dan .
6 ),
etc .
So long as we are in this world we are exposed to temptations ,
and need ever to be on our watch against them .
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TEMPTATION Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of TEMPTATION is the act of tempting or the state of being tempted especially to evil : enticement How to use temptation in a sentence
What Is Temptation According to the Bible? - Christianity. com Temptation is the intentional enticement of a person, by some bait —usually pride, always self-gratifying—to disobey God’s revealed Word The predicate may be demonic or fleshly, but the object is always the distortion of God’s world and the defiance of God’s mission in the world
TEMPTATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary TEMPTATION definition: 1 the wish to do or have something that you know you should not do or have: 2 something that… Learn more
Temptation - Wikipedia Temptation is something that allures, excites, and seduces someone Successful endeavors of goal-driven activity is threatened by the tempting nature of immediate pleasure [1] Infatuation can also lead to temptation as someone might do something for love in spite of one's better judgement
TEMPTATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Temptation is the state you are in when you want to do or have something, although you know it might be wrong or harmful
Temptation Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary TEMPTATION meaning: 1 : a strong urge or desire to have or do something often followed by to + verb; 2 : something that causes a strong urge or desire to have or do something and especially something that is bad, wrong, or unwise
Temptation - definition of temptation by The Free Dictionary temptation - the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid; "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"
temptation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of temptation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
TEMPTATION Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com Temptation definition: the act of tempting; enticement or allurement See examples of TEMPTATION used in a sentence
Temptation - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com Temptation is something you want to have or to do, even though you know you shouldn't That bag of peanut butter cups on top of your fridge might be an example of a temptation