AN OPEN DOOR MAY TEMPT A SAINT

Meaning of AN OPEN DOOR MAY TEMPT A SAINT in English

a golden opportunity might persuade even the most innocent and pure of heart to commit a sinful or somewhat impure act

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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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SAINT — Saint James: One of the 12 apostles, he was a member of the inner circle of Jesus Christs disciples. He …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
TEMPT — v. tentar (-ation)
English interlingue dictionary
TEMPT — panulay
English-Visayan vocabulary
TEMPT — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~er, tenter, from Latin ~are, tentare to feel, try Date: 13th century to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Английский словарь Британика
MAY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Fifth of May May beetle Lessing Doris May Doris May Tayler May Day May …
Английский словарь Британика
SAINT — I. ˈsānt, when a name follows (|)sānt or sə̇nt, when a name follows that begins with a consonant chiefly Brit …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPEN — I. ˈōpən, esp before consonants -p ə m adjective ( opener -p(ə)nə(r) ; openest -p(ə)nə̇st) Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAY — I. (|)mā, _mə̇ verb ( past might (|)mīt, usu -īd.+V ; or chiefly dialect mought or mout or mowt (|)mau̇]t, …
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AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
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-AN
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TEMPT — ˈtem(p)t transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English tempten, from Old French tempter, tenter, from Latin temptare, tentare to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOOR — ˈdō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English dor, from Old English, door, gate & Middle English …
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TEMPT — (v. t.) To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt.
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TEMPT — (v. t.) To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate.
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SAINT — (v. i.) To act or live as a saint.
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SAINT — (v. t.) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; …
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AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
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SAINT — ( v. t. ) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — ( v. i. ) To act or live as a saint.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEMPT — — temptable , adj. /tempt/ , v.t. 1. to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINT — — saintless , adj. /saynt/ , n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as …
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OPEN — — openly , adv. — openness , n. /oh"peuhn/ , adj. 1. not closed or barred at the time, as …
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MAY — may 1 /may/ , auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. may , 2nd may or ( Archaic ) mayest or …
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DOOR — — doorless , adj. /dawr, dohr/ , n. 1. a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, …
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AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
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SAINT — v. recognize as a saint; canonize, add to the list of saints officially recognized by the Christian Church
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SAINT — I. ˈsānt, before a name (ˌ)sānt or sənt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French seint, saint, from Late Latin sanctus, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OPEN — I. ˈō-pən, -p ə m adjective ( open·er ˈōp-nər, ˈō-pə- ; open·est ˈōp-nəst, ˈō-pə-) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAY — I. ˈmā verbal auxiliary ( past might ˈmīt ; present singular & plural may ) Etymology: Middle English (1st & …
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AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
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-AN
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEMPT — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tempter, tenter, from Latin temptare, tentare to feel, try Date: 13th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEMPT — vt to endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt. 2. tempt ·vt to lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; …
Webster English vocab
SAINT — noun one canonized by the church. 2. saint ·vi to act or live as a saint. 3. saint ·noun one …
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OPEN — vi to bark on scent or view of the game. 2. open ·adj produced by an open string; as, an …
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AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
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TEMPT — [tempt] vt [ME, fr. OF tempter, tenter, fr. L temptare, tentare to feel, try] (13c) 1: to entice to do …
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SAINT — [saint] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL sanctus, fr. L, sacred, fr. pp. of sancire to make sacred--more at sacred] …
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OPEN — [open] adj open.er ; open.est [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG offan open, OE up up] (bef. 12c) 1: having …
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SAINT — a person believed to be connected in a special manner with what is viewed as sacred reality, such as God, …
Britannica English vocabulary
DOOR — barrier of wood, stone, metal, glass, paper, leaves, hides, or a combination of materials, installed to swing, fold, slide, or …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAINT : — as a title with a personal name, see under personal name (e.g., Cyprian, Saint). As a part of a place-name …
Britannica English vocabulary
TEMPT — tempt BrE AmE tem p t ▷ tempted ˈtem p t ɪd -əd ▷ tempting/ly ˈtem p t ɪŋ /li …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAINT — saint, Saint strong form BrE AmE seɪnt , weak form s ə n t —but in French names sæ̃ —French …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TEMPT — / tempt; NAmE / verb tempt sb (into sth / into doing sth) 1. to attract sb or make sb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAINT — / seɪnt; NAmE ; or, in British use before names, snt/ noun 1. ( abbr. S , St ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPEN — / ˈəʊpən; NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adjective , verb , noun ■ adjective NOT CLOSED 1. allowing things or people to go …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAY — / meɪ; NAmE / modal verb , noun ■ modal verb ( negative may not , rare short form pt …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOOR — / dɔː(r); NAmE / noun 1. a piece of wood, glass, etc. that is opened and closed so that people …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEMPT — tempt /tempt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: tempter , tenter , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAINT — saint /seɪnt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Late Latin sanctus , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAY — I. may 1 S1 W1 /meɪ/ BrE AmE modal verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: mæg ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAY — May BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: mai , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOOR
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TEMPT — v.tr. 1 entice or incite (a person) to do a wrong or forbidden thing (tempted him to steal it). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAINT — n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a …
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