American English pronunciation
How to pronounce temptation
IPA transcription: [tɛm'teɪʃən]
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Noun
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something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
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the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
“he felt the temptation and his will power weakened”
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the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
“his enticements were shameless”
Usage examples
- He played a toy piano for the introduction of the Temptations' hit, "It's Growing".
- Paul Junior later joined a Temptations splinter group, The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards.
- The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
- Jesus has just rejected Satan's second temptation.
- Jesus has just rebuffed Satan's third temptation and ordered him away.
- As the sources of temptation, they are sometimes opposed to the Trinity.
- Similarly, Lovett Cameron's hero is a married man who resists the temptation to stray.
- These songs would be included on the next Temptations album, "The Temptin' Temptations".
- Rebecca Zadig was featured in Arash's song "Temptation".
- We must resist the temptation to waste time and energy.