"enticement" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈtaɪsmənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enticement.wav [Southern-England] 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)
    Sense id: en-enticement-en-noun-ZuChy~mb 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): illecebra [feminine] (Latin), exorabulum [neuter] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-enticement-en-noun-5kxZizQW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 28 72 Disambiguation of 'that which entices': 6 94

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