tempt
temptation
The Latin word meaning Temptation is Illecebra.
I had a great temptation to hit her. (:
AnswerNoun for the word TEMPT is TEMPTATION----a tempest
That unattended piece of chocolate cake is quite a temptation.
The cookie's aroma was just too much of a temptation for me! I seek divine guidance when temptation tries to misdirect me.
lure or enticement
The unguarded bike was too much of a temptation, so Jack stole it.
In the King James version the word - temptation - appears 16 times the word - temptations - appears 8 times
TEMPTATION
Resist or abstain can apply.
The word for "Temptation " in the New Testatment Greek means: a putting to proof solicitation, discipline. It is like a test...not always in a good sense because when applied to God it can mean making God prove Himself to us. Temptation is NOT sin. Giving in to temptation to do evil IS sin. Matt 26:41 "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."