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noun

Enticement n.

The act or practice of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.

That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.

Synonyms: Allurement; attraction; temptation; seduction; inveiglement; persuasion; inducement.

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Etymology of 'Enticement'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Enticement" Quotes from Famous Books

... very fact that the punishment, whether of death or of any kind that is fearsome to man, is made known at the same time as the sin, makes man's will avers to sin: because the fear of punishment is greater than the enticement of the example of ...

— Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) • Thomas Aquinas

... this hideous Wood, 520 Immur'd in cypress shades a Sorcerer dwels Of Bacchus, and of Circe born, great Comus, Deep skill'd in all his mothers witcheries, And here to every thirsty wanderer, By sly enticement gives his banefull cup, With many murmurs mixt, whose pleasing poison The visage quite transforms of him that drinks, And the inglorious likenes of a beast Fixes instead, unmoulding reasons mintage Character'd in the Face; this have I learn't 530 Tending my flocks hard by i'th ...

— The Poetical Works of John Milton • John Milton

... woman hesitated, and still she muttered to herself; but after some further prelude, and some further enticement from the curate, the which we spare our reader, she came at length to ...

— Eugene Aram, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton

... virtue to the soul when, in a state of high grace or nearness, she burns with love for her God: for she is under the spell of the enticement of His Presence—how can she help but burn! It is as though two earthly lovers, in full sight and nearness, are filled each for each with great love, and ...

— The Golden Fountain - or, The Soul's Love for God. Being some Thoughts and - Confessions of One of His Lovers • Lilian Staveley

... to in dairies hereabout as an enticement to the cows when they showed signs of withholding their usual yield; and the band of milkers at this request burst into melody—in purely business-like tones, it is true, and with no great spontaneity; the result, ...

— Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman • Thomas Hardy

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