Temp*ta"tion (?), n. [OF. temptation, tentation, F. tentation, L.
tentatio.] 1. The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction.
When the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for
a season. Luke iv. 13. 2. The state of
being tempted, or enticed to evil. Lead us not into temptation. Luke xi. 4. 3. That which tempts; an inducement; an allurement, especially to something evil.
Dare to be great, without a guilty crown;
View it, and lay the bright temptation
down. Dryden.
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