temptern.

Brit.

/ˈtɛm(p)tə/, U.S.

/ˈtɛm(p)tər/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s -our.

Etymology: Middle English temptour = obsolete French tempteur (14th cent.), tenteur (16th cent.), Old French *tempteor, in nominative temptere, -teire (13–14th cent. in Godefroy) < Latin temptātōr-em, agent-noun < temptāre to tempt.

1. One who or that which tempts or entices to evil; the tempter, (spec.) the devil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun] > as seducer or tempter

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temptatora1492

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > temptation > one who tempts

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a1380 St. Bernard 717 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1878) 53 To þe temptour softeliche He seide þeos wordus.

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. iv. 3 And the tempter cummynge niȝ, saide to hym, Ȝif thou be Goddis sone, say that these stoons be maad looues.

1533 J. Gau tr. C. Pedersen Richt Vay sig. Nviii^v We haiff iii tempers (and we ar tempit be iii vayis) quhilk is of ye body of the dewil, and of ye vardil.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Luke in Paraphr. New Test. iii. f. 48^v Adam also was tempted, and ouercomed: Christe beeyng tempted, ouercame the temptour.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) ii. ii. 169 The Tempter, or the Tempted, who sins most?

1672 O. Walker Of Educ. i. vi. 58 That the Tempter may find no bait to cover his poyson.

1788 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) VI. 377 Because he is continually inciting men to evil, he is emphatically called ‘the Tempter’.

1907 W. Sanday Life Christ in rec. Res. i. i. 28 There are three scenes in which the Son of God is assailed by the Tempter.

†2. One who tests; a taster of ale or bread. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [noun] > a test by tasting > one who tests by tasting

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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > food taster or tester > [noun]

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c1450 Godstow Reg. 101 That they shold have ben tempters or tapsters of brede and ale in the said towne.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tempter
释义	temptern. Brit. /ˈtɛm(p)tə/, U.S. /ˈtɛm(p)tər/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s -our. Etymology: Middle English temptour = obsolete French tempteur (14th cent.), tenteur (16th cent.), Old French tempteor, in nominative temptere, -teire* (13–14th cent. in Godefroy) < Latin temptātōr-em, agent-noun < temptāre to tempt. 1. One who or that which tempts or entices to evil; the tempter, (spec.) the devil. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun] > as seducer or tempter temptera1380 temptatora1492 the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > temptation > one who tempts fander1340 temptera1380 temptatora1492 attempter1645 a1380 St. Bernard 717 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1878) 53 To þe temptour softeliche He seide þeos wordus. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. iv. 3 And the tempter cummynge niȝ, saide to hym, Ȝif thou be Goddis sone, say that these stoons be maad looues. 1533 J. Gau tr. C. Pedersen Richt Vay sig. Nviii^v We haiff iii tempers (and we ar tempit be iii vayis) quhilk is of ye body of the dewil, and of ye vardil. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Luke in Paraphr. New Test. iii. f. 48^v Adam also was tempted, and ouercomed: Christe beeyng tempted, ouercame the temptour. a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) ii. ii. 169 The Tempter, or the Tempted, who sins most? View more context for this quotation 1672 O. Walker Of Educ. i. vi. 58 That the Tempter may find no bait to cover his poyson. 1788 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) VI. 377 Because he is continually inciting men to evil, he is emphatically called ‘the Tempter’. 1907 W. Sanday Life Christ in rec. Res. i. i. 28 There are three scenes in which the Son of God is assailed by the Tempter. †2. One who tests; a taster of ale or bread. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [noun] > a test by tasting > one who tests by tasting taster1387 assayer?c1400 tempterc1450 guster1609 essayer1611 smacker1648 pregustic1694 flesh-taster1766 taste-tester1969 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > food taster or tester > [noun] sayer1422 tasterc1440 tempterc1450 forestaller1611 c1450 Godstow Reg. 101 That they shold have ben tempters or tapsters of brede and ale in the said towne. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1380
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