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tempter

[ temp-ter ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that tempts, especially to evil.
  2. the Tempter, Satan; the devil.


Tempter

/ 藞迟蓻尘辫迟蓹 /

noun

  1. the Tempter
    Satan regarded as trying to lead men into sin
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of tempter1

1350鈥1400; tempt + -er 1; replacing Middle English temptour < Old French temptere, tempt毛or < Late Latin 迟别尘辫迟腻迟艒谤-, stem of 迟别尘辫迟腻迟辞谤 tempter (to sin), Latin: one who makes an attempt; tempt, -tor
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The experienced tempter warns the imp not to let his subject actually believe in God or satanic powers.

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In it, he draws parallels between Jack Nicholson鈥檚 character and the devil: 鈥渁 tempter who draws people into his sphere of influence.鈥

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Somebody was the tempter, the proactive initiator, and it wasn't the colleges.

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Then he proceeded to counter Pelosi鈥檚 claim that he had 鈥渇lipped out鈥 and had a 鈥渢empter tantrum鈥 at Wednesday鈥檚 aborted meeting by insisting he had been calm.

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Many of his targets will forever rue the day they agreed to sit down with this shape-shifter, this tempter who brings out their worst side under the camera鈥檚 glare.

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