v. t.
God did tempt Abraham. Gen. xxii. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. Deut. vi. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]
Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. James i. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]
Tempt not the brave and needy to despair. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nor tempt the wrath of heaven's avenging Sire. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being temptable; lability to temptation. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being tempted; liable to be tempted. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. temptation, tentation, F. tentation, L. tentatio. ]
When the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. Luke iv. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lead us not into temptation. Luke xi. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dare to be great, without a guilty crown;
View it, and lay the bright temptation down. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having no temptation or motive;
a. Tempting. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who tempts or entices; especially, Satan, or the Devil, regarded as the great enticer to evil. “Those who are bent to do wickedly will never want tempters to urge them on.” Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]
So glozed the Tempter, and his proem tuned. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive; enticing;
n. A woman who entices. [ 1913 Webster ]
She was my temptress, the foul provoker. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]