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temptation

desire to perform an action that one may enjoy immediately or in the short term but will probably later regret for various reasons
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temptation

Summary

temptation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • temptation is a type of desire[2].
  • temptation's Commons category is recorded as Temptations[3].
  • temptation comprises Ghiwaya[4].
  • temptation's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[5].
  • temptation's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[6].
  • temptation's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • temptation's described by source is recorded as Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[8].
  • temptation's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • temptation's described by source is recorded as 1 Corinthians 10[10].
  • temptation's partially coincident with is recorded as tempting[11].
  • temptation's different from is recorded as Temptation[12].
  • temptation's different from is recorded as moral hazard[13].

Body

Definition and Type

temptation is a type of desire[2].

Use and Application

temptation comprises Ghiwaya[4].

Why It Matters

temptation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).[1] temptation has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] temptation is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Catherine of Bologna

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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