enticement

1 something that seduces or has the quality to seduce [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]

English

Noun

1. The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.
2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.

References

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