temptation

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temp·ta·tion / tem(p)ˈtāshən/ • n. a desire to do something, esp. something wrong or unwise: he resisted the temptation to call Celia at the office | we almost gave in to temptation. ∎  a thing or course of action that attracts or tempts someone: the temptations of life in New York. ∎  (the Temptation) the tempting of Jesus by the Devil (see Matt. 4).

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