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Temptation — Альбом Roman Miroshnichenko Дата выпуска Сентябрь 2009 Записан 2008 2009 … Википедия
Temptation — • An incitement to sin whether by persuasion or by the offer of some good or pleasure Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Temptation Temptation … Catholic encyclopedia
Temptation — Temp*ta tion, n. [OF. temptation, tentation, F. tentation, L. tentatio.] 1. The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction. [1913 Webster] When the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. Luke iv. 13. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Temptation — (deutsch: Versuchung) heißt ein Lied, das von Künstlern wie Perry Como, Artie Shaw, Mario Lanza, den Everly Brothers u. a. zu Hitparadenehren gebracht wurde, siehe Temptation (Lied) eine Langspielplatte der Gruppe Monrose, siehe Temptation… … Deutsch Wikipedia
temptation — (n.) early 13c., from O.Fr. temptation (12c., Mod.Fr. tentation), from L. temptationem (nom. temptatio), from pp. stem of temptare (see TEMPT (Cf. tempt)) … Etymology dictionary
temptation — index bribery, cause (reason), hush money, incentive, provocation, seduction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
temptation — [n] lure, attraction allurement, appeal, attractiveness, bait, blandishment, coaxing, come on*, decoy, draw, enticement, fancy, fascination, hankering, inducement, inveiglement, invitation, provocation, pull, seducement, seduction, snare,… … New thesaurus
temptation — ► NOUN 1) the action of tempting or the state of being tempted. 2) a tempting thing … English terms dictionary
temptation — [temp tā′shən] n. [OFr < LL(Ec) temptatio < L, an attack, trial] 1. a tempting or being tempted 2. something that tempts; enticement … English World dictionary
Temptation — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Pour les articles homonymes, voir Temptations. « Temptation » est un mot anglais qui signifie « tentation ». Cinéma et télév … Wikipédia en Français
temptation — n. 1) to overcome, resist temptation 2) to be exposed to, face temptation 3) to succumb to temptation 4) to place, put temptation in smb. s way 5) irresistible, strong temptation * * * [temp teɪʃ(ə)n] face temptation put temptation in smb. s way… … Combinatory dictionary
