Temptation

Definitions: Temptation

Temptation

Noun

1. Something tempting or enticing.

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".

Date "temptation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Etymology: Temptation \Temp*ta"tion\, noun. [Old French expression temptation, tentation, French tentation, from Latin expression tentatio.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Bible	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. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
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Synonym: Temptation

Synonym: enticement (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Desire	Cause desire, create desire, raise desire, excite desire, provoke desire; whet the appetite; appetize, titillate, allure, attract, take one's fancy, tempt; hold out temptation, hold out allurement; tantalize, make one's mouth water, faire venir l'eau a la bouche.
	Desideratum; want; (requirement); "a consummation devoutly to be wished "; attraction, magnet, allurement, fancy, temptation, seduction, fascination, prestige, height of one's ambition, idol; whim, whimsy, whimsey; maggot; hobby, hobby-horse.
Motive	Inducement, consideration; attraction; loadstone; magnet, magnetism, magnetic force; allectation, allective; temptation, enticement, agacerie, allurement, witchery; bewitchment, bewitchery; charm; spell; fascination, blandishment, cajolery; seduction, seducement; honeyed words, voice of the tempter, song of the Sirens forbidden fruit, golden apple.
	Be persuaded; yield to temptation, come round; concede; (consent); obey a call; follow advice, follow the bent,.follow the dictates of; act on principle.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Temptation

English words defined with "temptation": Exposedness ♦ fall ♦ overpowering, overwhelming ♦ seduce ♦ Temptability, temptable, Temptationless, Tentation, To carry away, To fall away ♦ vulnerable ♦ Weak. (references)

Specialty definitions using "temptation": Abandon fait larron, Abbot, Abstainer, Adultery, ASPERSE ♦ Cardinal, Clearness, Cognitive rehearsal, Cue avoidance ♦ Dogs ♦ Impulse Control Disorders ♦ Marmot ♦ Pardon ♦ Quarantania ♦ Saxon English ♦ talk ♦ Wind. (references)

Etymologies containing "temptation": Temptationless, Tentation. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	And that he'd rather I'd shoot at tin cans in the backyard, but he said that sooner or later he supposed the temptation to go after birds would be too much, and that I could shoot all the blue jays I wanted, if I could hit 'em, but to remember it was a sin to kill a mockingbird. (To Kill a Mockingbird; writing credit: Harper Lee; Horton Foote) A temptation resisted is a true judge of character. (Papillon; writing credit: Henri Charrière; Dalton Trumbo) Leads them into temptation. Drags them down to the bottomless pit that flameth forever. (A Day in Summer; writing credit: J.L. Carr; Alan Plater) If I put temptation in front of you, it's not a reason to use it. I just help folks reveal their true character. (Coup de torchon; writing credit: Jean Aurenche; Bertrand Tavernier) Fine! You got it out of me. Your father and I succumbed to temptation before we got married. (Everybody Loves Raymond; writing credit: Joe Bolster)
Lyrics	Red roses, temptation, ("Don't rush me"; performing artist: Taylor Dayne) Temptation, frustration ("Don't Stand So Close To Me"; performing artist: The Police) For temptation but he just can't see ("Waterfalls"; performing artist: TLC)
Clever	The surest protection against temptation is cowardice. (references; author: Mark Twain) A wise person escapes temptation and leaves no forwarding address. (references; author: unknown) The best way to overcome temptation is to avoid the tempting situation. (references; author: unknown) Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door forever. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Temptation of the Collora (1971) The Great Temptation (1970) Temptation (1968) Woman's Temptation (1959) Temptation Harbour (1947)
Song Titles	TEMPTATION EYES (performing artist: Grass Roots )
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Domain	Title
Books	Temptation (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Temptation of a Monk (reference) Dragon Ball Z - Perfect Cell - Temptation (EDITED) (reference) The Last Temptation of Christ (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Temptation (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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	Turning his back upon temptation ...Credit: Library of Congress.		Temptation of Ulysses.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Temptation / Albert Smith.Credit: Library of Congress.		Mr. William Snaith, Weston, Connecticut, group of paintings. Temptation.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
James Allen	No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of responding to it.
Oscar Wilde	I can resist everything except temptation.
	By persistently remaining single, a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation. Men should be more careful.
Ovid	Remove the temptation of idleness and cupids bow is useless.
Ralph Waldo Emerson	We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.
Samuel Johnson	In so far as you approach temptation to a man; you do him an injury; and if he is overcome; you share his guilt.
Thomas p Kempis	We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.
William Hazlitt	We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.
William Shakespeare	Most dangerous is that temptation that doth good us on to sin to loving virtue.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	Right and conveniency went together; for as a man had a right to all he could employ his labour upon, so he had no temptation to labour for more than he could make use of. (Second Treatise of Government)
Winston S. Churchill	1946	If the population of the English-speaking Commonwealths be added to that of the United States with all that such co-operation implies in the air, on the sea, all over the globe and in science and in industry, and in moral force, there will be no quivering, precarious balance of power to offer its temptation to ambition or adventure. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)
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Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	Many circumstances assisted the temptation.
Time Enough for Love	Robert Heinlein	Yield to temptation; it may not pass your way again.
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	The temptation was before him always.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Civil Liberties	Chile	Following a February 10 ruling criticizing the Supreme Court's decision to ban the exhibition of the film "The Last Temptation of Christ," on December 8, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights gave the Government 60 days to explain what steps had been taken to end censorship and allow exhibition of the film. (references)
Economic History	India	U.S. firms should avoid the temptation to establish a relationship with an representatives or distributor merely because this individual appears to be the most persistent or the most enthusiastic out of several candidates. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	ABSTAINER, n. A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others. Said a man to a crapulent youth: "I thought You a total abstainer, my son." "So I am, so I am," said the scrapgrace caught -- "But not, sir, a bigoted one." G.J.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
James Buchanan	1857-1861	But the squandering of the public money sinks into comparative insignificance as a temptation to corruption when compared with the squandering of the public lands.
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	In short, both at home and abroad, there may now be a temptation to relax.
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	I resisted the immense pressures of an election year to open the floodgates of Federal money and the temptation to promise more than I could deliver.
George Bush	1989-1993	Together, we have resisted the trap of appeasement, cynicism and isolation that gives temptation to tyrants.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Temptation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.81% of the time. "Temptation" is used about 1,078 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	99.81%	1,076	6,992
Noun (proper)	0.19%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	1,078	N/A

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "temptation".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Tahpenes	N/A	Biblical	Temptation
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "temptation": fall into temptation ♦ give in to temptation ♦ lead into temptation ♦ resist temptation ♦ yield to temptation. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "temptation": temptation-scene.
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Language		Translations for "temptation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		versoeking, bekoring (charm). (various references)

Albanian		ngasje (allurement, bait), joshje (attraction, bait, draw, enticement, inveiglement, seduction, solicitation). (various references)

Arabic		‏فتنة (appeal, attraction, disorder, glamor, glamour, seduction, spell, trial), ‏وسوسة (insinuation), ‏سحر (attractiveness, bedevil, bewitch, bewitchment, catch, charm, conjure, diablerie, enamor, enamour, enchantment, fascinate, fascination, glamor, glamour, incantation, infatuation, loveliness, magic, magnetize, matinee, mesmerize, necromancy, overlook, pleasantness, prestige, quaintness, ravishment, relish, smite, sorcery, spell, spellbind, weirdness, witch, witchcraft, witchery, wiz, wizardry, zest), ‏إغواء (enticement, lure, seduction, temptress), ‏إغراء (allurement, appeal, bait, glamor, glamour, invitation, seduction, solicitation), ‏شىء مغري. (various references)

Bulgarian		съблазън (allurement, lure, seduction), изкушение (allurement, bait). (various references)

Chinese		誘惑 (entice), 诱惑 (Entice, Enticed, Enticement, Enticing, Provocative, seduce, seduced, Seducing, tempt, Tempted, tempting). (various references)

Czech		pokušení (lure), lákání (enticement). (various references)

Dutch		verleiding (enticement, seduction), temptatie (torment), aanvechting (disposal, inclination, tendency). (various references)

Esperanto		tento. (various references)

Farsi		فریب (Abusive, Cheat, Deceit, Deception, Defraud, Delusion, Fiction, Humbug, Intake, Jazz, Lurch, Lure, Mace, Seducement, Sophistry, Swindle, Wile), وسوسه , امتحان (Assay, Examination, Experiment, Quiz, Shibboleth, Trial, Try), اغوا (Instigation, Seducement, Sophistication), ازمایش (Assay, Examination, Experience, Experiment, Shy, Test, Trial, Try, Tryout). (various references)

Finnish		viettelys (allurement), viekoitus (allurement, enticement), kiusaus, houkutus (allurement, lure). (various references)

French		tentation. (various references)

German		Versuchung. (various references)

Greek		πειρασμόσ (tempter, tempting). (various references)

Hebrew		מס�" (test, trial), פתוי (enticement, enticing, flat, lure, persuasion, seduction). (various references)

Hungarian		kísértés, csábítás (allurement, attraction, bait, coaxing, debauchery, enticement, lure, seduction). (various references)

Indonesian		rayuan (persuasion, seduction, see: bujukan), pencobaan (attempt, effort, testing), godaan (enticment, obsession, seduction), cobaan (ordeal, trial). (various references)

Italian		tentazione. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		誘惑 (allurement, lure). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		テンプテーション , さそい (introduction, invitation), いざない (introduction, invitation), ゆうわく (allurement, lure). (various references)

Korean		� 혹 (Baiting, lure, Luring, Seducing, tempting). (various references)

Manx		miolaght (inducement), miolagh (enticing, inducement, lure, seducing, tempting). (various references)

Pig Latin		emptationtay

Portuguese		tentação (enticing, seduction, snare). (various references)

Romanian		tentaţie (inducement), ispitire (allurement, inveiglement, lure), ispitã (bait, inducement, lure). (various references)

Russian		искушение (bait). (various references)

Scottish		buaireadh (annoyance). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		ogledanje (competition), ogled (assay, essay, experiment, trier), iskušenje (trial, tribulation). (various references)

Spanish		tentación (disposal, enticement, inclination, tendency). (various references)

Swedish		frestelse (lure). (various references)

Turkish		günaha sokma, günaha girme, şeytana uyma, ayartma (deception, enticement, incitation, seduction). (various references)

Turkmen		sap (cunning, shrewdness). (various references)

Ukranian		спокуса (allure, allurement, bait, enticement, honeypot, lure, seducement, seduction), принада (allurement, bait, beauty, decoy, delight, draw, inducement, nest egg). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự xúi giục sự cám dỗ, sự quyến rũ (allurement, attractiveness, captivation, fascination, lurement, seduction, witchery). (various references)

Welsh		temtasiwn, profedigaeth (trial). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	scandalum, temptatio, temptatione, temptationem, temptationes, temptationibus, temptationis, tentatio, tentatio-onis. (various references)
Late Latin	300-700	scandalum. (various references)
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Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 22, Verse 46
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai eipen autoiV ti kaqeudete anastanteV proseucesqe ina mh eiselqhte eiV peirasmon
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et ait illis quid dormitis surgite orate ne intretis in temptationem
Old English	990	West Saxon	And he sæde him: hwi slape ge. arisað and biddað ge on costunge ne gan;
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And he seide to hem, What slepen ye? Rise ye, and preye ye, that ye entre not in to temptacioun.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And sayde vnto them: Why slepe ye? Ryse and praye lest ye fall into temptacion.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And said to them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And he said, Why are you sleeping? Get up, and give yourselves to prayer, so that you may not be put to the test.
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Language	Luke Chapter 22, Verse 46
Bulgarian	Защо спите? Станете и молете се, за да не паднете в изкушение.
Cebuano	ug siya miingon kanila, "Nganong matulog man kamo? Bangon ug pag-ampo kamo aron dili kamo mahidalin-as ngadto sa panu-lay."
Chinese	就對他們說、 � 們為 �"� 麼睡覺呢．起來禱告、免得入了迷惑。
Croatian	pa im reèe: "� to spavate? Ustanite! Molite da ne padnete u napast!"
Danish	Og han sagde til dem: "Hvorfor sove I? Står op og beder, for at I ikke skulle falde i Fristelse."
Dutch	En Hij zeide tot hen: Wat slaapt gij? Staat op en bidt, opdat gij niet in verzoeking komt.
Finnish	Niin hän sanoi heille: "Miksi te nukutte? Nouskaa ja rukoilkaa, ettette joutuisi kiusaukseen."
French	et il leur dit: Pourquoi dormez-vous? Levez-vous et priez, afin que vous ne tombiez pas en tentation.
German	und sprach zu ihnen: Was schlafet ihr? Stehet auf und betet, auf das ihr nicht in Anfechtung fallet!
Haitian Creole	Li di yo: Poukisa n'ap dòmi konsa? Leve non, lapriyè pou n' pa tonbe anba tantasyon.
Hungarian	És monda nékik: Mit alusztok? Keljetek fel és imádkozzatok, hogy kísértetbe ne essetek.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Lalu Ia berkata kepada mereka, "Mengapa kalian tidur? Bangunlah dan berdoalah supaya kalian tidak terkena cobaan."
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka berkatalah Ia kepada mereka itu, "Apakah sebabnya kamu tidur? Bangun dan berdoalah kamu, supaya jangan kamu kena pencobaan."
Italian	E disse loro: «Perché dormite? Alzatevi e pregate, per non entrare in tentazione».
Korean	이 르 시 되 ` 어 찌 하 여 자 느 냐 시 험 에 �"� 지 않 게 일 어 나 기 도 하 라 !' 하 시 니 라
Latvian	Un Viòð tiem sacîja: Ko jûs guïat? Celieties un lûdziet Dievu, lai jûs neiekristu kârdinâðanâ!
Maori	Na ko tana meatanga ki a ratou, He aha koutou ka moe ai? Whakatika ki te inoi, kei uru koutou ki te whakamatautauranga.
Modern Greek	και ειπε προς αυτους· Τι κοιμασθε; σηκωθητε και προσευχεσθε, δια να μη εισελθητε εις πειρασμον.
Norwegian	og han sa til dem: Hvorfor sover I? Stå op og bed at I ikke må komme i fristelse!
Portuguese	e disse-lhes: Por que estais dormindo? Lenvantai-vos, e orai, para que não entreis em tentação.
Rumanian	wi le -a zis: ,,Pentruce dormiyi? Sculayi-vq wi rugayi-vq, ca sq nu cqdeyi kn ispitq.``
Russian	Й УЛБЪБМ ЙН: ЮФП ЧЩ У� ЙФЕ? ЧУФБОШФЕ Й НПМЙФЕУШ, ЮФП�'Щ ОЕ Ч� БУФШ Ч ЙУЛХЫЕОЙЕ.
Shuar	Nuinkia chicharainiak "¿Urukamtai Kanúu teparum? Itiurchat winiakui iniaraij tusarum nantakrum Yus áujsatarum' Tímiayi.
Spanish	Y les dijo: --¿Por qué dormís? Levantaos y orad, para que no entréis en tentación.
Swahili	Akawaambia, "Mbona mnalala? Amkeni msali, msije mkaingia katika kishawishi."
Swedish	Då sade han till dem: "Varför soven I? Stån upp, och bedjen att I icke mån komma i frestelse."
Thai	พระองค์จึงตรัสกับเขาว่า "นอนหลับทำไม จงลุกขึ้นอธิษฐานเพื่อท่านจะไม่เข้าในการท�"ลอง"
Ukrainian	І промовив до них: Чого ви спите? Уставайте й моліться, щоб не впасти в спокусу!
Uma	Na'uli' -raka: "Napa-di pai' leta' -koie! Memata-mokoi pai' mosampaya bona neo' -koi mporata pesori."
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Derivations
	Words beginning with "temptation": temptations. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Temptation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: chemstation, tempatation, tempetation, templation, temtation. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "temptation" (pronounced temtā"shun)
5	-t ā" sh u n	accreditation, adaptation, affectation, agitation, amputation, annotation, argumentation, augmentation, cetacean, citation, cogitation, cohabitation, computation, confrontation, connotation, consultation, crustacean, decapitation, deforestation, deportation, devastation, dictation, dilatation, disorientation, disputation, dissertation, documentation, equitation, excitation, exhortation, expectation, experimentation, exploitation, facilitation, fermentation, flirtation, flotation, fragmentation, gestation, gravitation, habitation, hesitation, imitation, implantation, implementation, importation, imputation, incantation, incapacitation, incrustation, indentation, infestation, inhabitation, instrumentation, interpretation, invitation, irritation, lactation, levitation, limitation, manifestation, meditation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, molestation, mutation, notation, orientation, ornamentation, ostentation, palpitation, permutation, pigmentation, plantation, precipitation, premeditation, presentation, protestation, quotation, recantation, recitation, reforestation, refutation, regimentation, rehabilitation, reinterpretation, representation, reputation, resuscitation, rotation, sanitation, sedimentation, segmentation, solicitation, station, superstation, transplantation, transportation, vegetation, visitation.
4	-ā" sh u n	abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, animation, annexation, annihilation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, characterization, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, deviation, differentiation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, dispensation, disqualification, dissemination, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, falsification, fascination, federation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gyration, hallucination, harmonization, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implication, impregnation, improvisation, inactivation, inauguration, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incubation, indemnification, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, legalization, legislation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, origination, oscillation, ossification, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, predestination, prefabrication, preoccupation, preparation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recapitalization, recertification, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reformation, refrigeration, regeneration, registration, regulation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, repudiation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization.
3	-sh u n	abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-i-m-n-o-p-t-t-t"
	-2 letters: impotent, ptomaine.
	-3 letters: amniote, antipot, attempt, maintop, patient, pimento, ptomain, tampion, timpano, tomenta.
	-4 letters: anomie, attent, etamin, impone, inmate, manito, mattin, mitten, notate, omenta, opiate, optima, optime, pantie, patent, patine, patten, pattie, pineta, pitman, pitmen, pointe, potent, potman, potmen, tamein, tampon, tattie, teapot, teopan, tiptoe, titman, titmen, tomtit.
	-5 letters: ament, amine, amino, amnio, anime, atone, entia, inapt, inept, matin, matte, meant, menta, minae, monie, monte, motet, motte, netop, oaten, opine, paeon, paint, panto, paten, patin, patio, petit, petti, petto, piano, pieta, pinot, pinta, pinto, piton, point, taint, tanto, tempi, tempo, tempt, tenia, tinea, titan, toman, totem.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-i-m-n-o-p-t-t-t"
	+1 letter: temptations.
	+4 letters: multipotential.
	+5 letters: anticompetitive.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 65 6D 70 74 61 74 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

⁼

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

- . -- .--. - .- - .. --- -.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01100101 01101101 01110000 01110100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#101 &#109 &#112 &#116 &#97 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0065 006D 0070 0074 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day
temptation	2,110
temptation island	851
wicked temptation	315
australia island temptation	292
temptation within	277
3 island temptation	158
fighting temptation	135
2 island temptation	71
girl lyrics temptation	60
sinful temptation	57
anthony painter st temptation	57
temptation movie	53
the temptation	52
temptation picture	50
ebony temptation	44
my girl temptation	43
sweet temptation	42
last temptation	39
ja rule the last temptation	28
lyrics song temptation	26
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Temptation

Definitions: Temptation

Temptation

Noun

Specialty Definitions: Temptation

Bible

Synonym: Temptation

Synonyms within Context: Temptation

Desire

Motive

Crosswords: Temptation

Modern Usage: Temptation

Screenplays

Lyrics

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

Song Titles

Commercial Usage: Temptation

Books

Theater & Movies

Music

Image Slideshow: Temptation

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Photo Album: Temptation

Familiar Quotations: Temptation

James Allen

Oscar Wilde

Ovid

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Samuel Johnson

Thomas p Kempis

William Hazlitt

William Shakespeare

Historic Usage: Temptation

John Locke

Winston S. Churchill

Use in Literature: Temptation

Emma

Austen, Jane

Time Enough for Love

Robert Heinlein

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Non-Fiction Usage: Temptation

Civil Liberties

Chile

Economic History

India

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Speeches: Temptation

James Buchanan

John F. Kennedy

Gerald Ford

George Bush

Usage Frequency: Temptation

Derived & Related Names: Temptation

Expressions: Temptation

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Temptation

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australia island temptation

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3 island temptation

fighting temptation

2 island temptation

girl lyrics temptation

sinful temptation

anthony painter st temptation

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the temptation

temptation picture

ebony temptation

my girl temptation

sweet temptation

last temptation

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