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==Origin==
*1175–1225; [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] temptacion < L temptātiōn- (s. of temptātiō) a testing. See tempt, -ation
==Definitions==
*1. the [[act]] of tempting; enticement or allurement.
*2. something that tempts, entices, or allures.
*3. the [[fact]] or [[state]] of being tempted, esp. to [[evil]].
*4. an instance of this.
*5. (initial capital letter) the temptation of [[Jesus|Christ]] by [[Satan]]. Matt. 4.
==Related forms==
temp⋅ta⋅tion⋅al, adjective
==Synonyms==
1. lure, attraction, pull, seduction, inducement.
==Description==
A temptation is an act that looks appealing to an [[individual]]. It is usually used to describe acts with [[negative]] connotations and as such, tends to lead a [[person]] to regret such actions, for various reasons: [[legal]], social, [[psychological]] (including feeling [[guilt]]), [[health]], [[economic]], etc. Temptation also describes the coaxing or inducing a person into committing such an act, by manipulation or otherwise of curiosity, [[desire]] or [[fear]] of loss.
==Derivation==
Though at present used in many non-religious connotations, the term has implications deeply rooted in [[Judaism]] and the The [[Hebrew Bible|Old Testament]], starting with the story of [[Adam and Eve]] and the original [[sin]]. Many non-Western [[cultures]] had no precise equivalent until coming into contact with Europeans; for example, Jesuit missionaries in Brazil, [[translating]] the Lord's Prayer into Old Tupi, had to use the Portuguese word tentação, since Tupi had no word expressing "temptation" in that sense.
[[Category: Religion]]
[[Category: Psychology]]
==Origin==
*1175–1225; [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] temptacion < L temptātiōn- (s. of temptātiō) a testing. See tempt, -ation
==Definitions==
*1. the [[act]] of tempting; enticement or allurement.
*2. something that tempts, entices, or allures.
*3. the [[fact]] or [[state]] of being tempted, esp. to [[evil]].
*4. an instance of this.
*5. (initial capital letter) the temptation of [[Jesus|Christ]] by [[Satan]]. Matt. 4.
==Related forms==
temp⋅ta⋅tion⋅al, adjective
==Synonyms==
1. lure, attraction, pull, seduction, inducement.
==Description==
A temptation is an act that looks appealing to an [[individual]]. It is usually used to describe acts with [[negative]] connotations and as such, tends to lead a [[person]] to regret such actions, for various reasons: [[legal]], social, [[psychological]] (including feeling [[guilt]]), [[health]], [[economic]], etc. Temptation also describes the coaxing or inducing a person into committing such an act, by manipulation or otherwise of curiosity, [[desire]] or [[fear]] of loss.
==Derivation==
Though at present used in many non-religious connotations, the term has implications deeply rooted in [[Judaism]] and the The [[Hebrew Bible|Old Testament]], starting with the story of [[Adam and Eve]] and the original [[sin]]. Many non-Western [[cultures]] had no precise equivalent until coming into contact with Europeans; for example, Jesuit missionaries in Brazil, [[translating]] the Lord's Prayer into Old Tupi, had to use the Portuguese word tentação, since Tupi had no word expressing "temptation" in that sense.
[[Category: Religion]]
[[Category: Psychology]]
