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;