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Webster 1913 Edition
Enticement
En-tice′ment
,Noun.
[OF.
enticement
.] 1.
The act or practice of alluring or tempting;
as, the
. enticements
of evil companions
Syn. – Allurement; attraction; temptation; seduction; inveiglement; persuasion; inducement.
Webster 1828 Edition
Enticement
ENTI'CEMENT
,Noun.
1.
Means of inciting to evil; that which seduces by exciting the passions. Flattery often operates as an enticement to sin.2.
Allurement.Definition 2024
enticement
enticement
English
Noun
enticement (plural enticements)
- The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.
- That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.
References
- enticement in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- enticement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Old French
Etymology
enticier + -ment.
Noun
enticement m (oblique plural enticemenz or enticementz, nominative singular enticemenz or enticementz, nominative plural enticement)
- incitement (act, instance of inciting)
Descendants
- English: enticement (borrowed)
References
- (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (enticement)
- enticement on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub