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  • 101Tempting — Tempt Tempt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tempted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tempting}.] [OE. tempten, tenten, from OF. tempter, tenter, F. tenter, fr. L. tentare, temptare, to handle, feel, attack, to try, put to the test, urge, freq. from tendere, tentum, and… …

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  • 102The Devil's tattoo — Devil Dev il, n. [AS. de[ o]fol, de[ o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel, Goth. diaba[ u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr …

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  • 103To play devil with — Devil Dev il, n. [AS. de[ o]fol, de[ o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel, Goth. diaba[ u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr …

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  • 104Untempter — Un*tempt er (?; 215), n. One who does not tempt, or is not a tempter. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 105tempt — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French tempter, tenter, from Latin temptare, tentare to feel, try Date: 13th century 1. to entice to do wrong by promise of pleasure or gain 2. a. obsolete to make trial of ; test b. to try… …

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  • 106devil — I. noun Etymology: Middle English devel, from Old English dēofol, from Late Latin diabolus, from Greek diabolos, literally, slanderer, from diaballein to throw across, slander, from dia + ballein to throw; probably akin to Sanskrit gurate he… …

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  • 107Original sin — For other uses, see Original Sin (disambiguation). Original sin[1] is, according to a theological doctrine, humanity s state of sin resulting from the Fall of Man.[2] This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from something as… …

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  • 108Satan — This article is about the concept of Satan. For the concept of devil , see Devil. For other uses, see Satan (disambiguation). Gustave Doré, Depiction of Satan, the antagonist of John Milton s Paradise Lost c.1866. Satan (Hebrew: הַשָׂטָן ha… …

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  • 109Satanism — For other uses, see Satanism (disambiguation). The downward pointing pentagram is often used to represent Satanism. Satanism is a group of religions that is composed of a diverse number of ideological and philosophical beliefs and social… …

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  • 110Hieronymus Bosch — Attributed to Jacques Le Boucq, Portrait of Hieronymus Bosch. c. 1550 Birth name Jeroen Anthoniszoon van Aken Born …

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