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Noun Concept
Categories: Influence (social and political), All articles needing additional references, Ethical issues in religion, Self-control
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temptation  Tempt  Tempters  Temptresses
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The desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid WordNet 3.0
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The desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Temptation is a desire to engage in short-term urges for enjoyment that threatens long-term goals. Wikipedia
Act that looks appealing to an individual. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Desire to perform an action that one may enjoy immediately or in the short term but will probably later regret for various reasons Wikidata
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He felt the temptation and his will power weakened WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
desire
DERIVATION
tempt
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus
Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia
DIFFERENT FROM
moral hazard
Temptation
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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temptation
Wikipedia
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temptation
Wikidata
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temptation
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Tempt, Temptation (meaning), Tempters, Temptresses

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