"enticement" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈtaɪsmənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enticement.wav Forms: enticements [plural]
Etymology: From Old French enticement. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|enticement}} Old French enticement Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} enticement (countable and uncountable, plural enticements)
  1. The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act or practice of enticing): δελεασμός (deleasmós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Verführung [feminine] (German), فتنه (fitne) (Ottoman Turkish), وسوسه (vesvese) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-enticement-en-noun-TlBIwY2J Disambiguation of 'act or practice of enticing': 95 5
  2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (that which entices): Verlockung [feminine] (German), illecebra [feminine] (Latin), exorabulum [neuter] (Latin), فتنه (fitne) (Ottoman Turkish), وسوسه (vesvese) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-enticement-en-noun-1-XdVD4g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of 'that which entices': 6 94

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