Temp-tā'tion, n.
(84), n. [O. Fr. temptation, N. Fr. tentation, Pr. temptacio, tentacio, Sp. tentacion, It. tentazione, Lat. tentatio.]
Sense 1. The act of tempting; enticement to evil.
When the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. Luke iv. 13.
Sense 2. The state of being tempted, or enticed to evil.
Lead us not into temptation. Luke xi. 4.
Sense 3. That which tempts; an inducement; an allurement.
Dare to be great without a guilty crown; View it, and lay the bright temptation down. Dryden.