Hypertext Webster Gateway: "enticement"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Enticement \En*tice"ment\, n. [OF. enticement.]
1. The act or practice of alluring or tempting; as, the
enticements of evil companions.
2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of
allurement; alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.
Syn: Allurement; attraction; temptation; seduction;
inveiglement; persuasion; inducement.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
enticement
n 1: something tempting or enticing [syn: {temptation}]
2: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of
reward [syn: {lure}, {come-on}]
3: the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his
enticements were shameless" [syn: {temptation}]
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