Antonyms for temptation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : temp-tey-shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : tɛmpˈteɪ ʃən |
Definition of temptation
Origin :- early 13c., from Old French temptation (12c., Modern French tentation), from Latin temptationem (nominative temptatio), from past participle stem of temptare (see tempt).
- noun lure, attraction
- The money must have been too great a temptation to him and to Fred.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- No ambition, no temptation, lures her to thought of foreign dominions.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- I will not make it a hypocrisy to say, 'Lead us not into temptation.'
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- But now with every sip of wine the temptation came stronger and stronger.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- It never occurred to her that the girl might have been tempted to steal—and had not resisted the temptation.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The man who had saved her from death had yielded to temptation.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Then if things went well—the temptation was strong that stormy afternoon.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- One of the most delightful things about temptation is yielding now and then.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Chip hated himself for replying so, but the temptation mastered him.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- I woke then, and the struggle had ceased—the temptation had passed.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
Synonyms for temptation
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