Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
seduction .
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Examples
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For scents, like musical sounds, are rare sublimaters of the essence of memory (this is a prodigious fine phrase -- I hope it means something), and scents need not be seductive in themselves to recall the seductions of scenes and days gone by.
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In Kerala, the rightwing orientation of organised Hindu and Christian faith bared its fangs, claiming that there was a well-organized, well-funded, clandestine Muslim organisation behind alleged 'seductions': they were referring to a few instances in which Hindu and Christian women chose to marry Muslim men - their classmates.
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Baptists pick young leaders for top offices, celebrate giving Baylor prof says Francis Schaeffer returned to fundamentalist views Rift among Missouri conservatives boils over at convention meeting SBC leader says Christians can be good lobbyists despite 'seductions'
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In Kerala, the rightwing orientation of organised Hindu and Christian faith bared its fangs, claiming that there was a well-organized, well-funded, clandestine Muslim organisation behind alleged 'seductions': they were referring to a few instances in which Hindu and Christian women chose to marry Muslim men - their classmates.
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In Kerala, the rightwing orientation of organised Hindu and Christian faith bared its fangs, claiming that there was a well-organized, well-funded, clandestine Muslim organisation behind alleged 'seductions': they were referring to a few instances in which Hindu and Christian women chose to marry Muslim men - their classmates.
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"seductions," that the victim has offered a voluntary or involuntary invitation.
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Writing in the New York Times, music critic Milo Miles called Mr. Isaacs "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae," adding that "his lustful songs are not simple seductions or sexual boasts but sensuous daydreams, escapes from tribulation that invite the listener along."
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Suddenly, however, when it comes to Paradise, he is on the side of skepticism and reason against the seductions of “magic” and “superstition.”
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Suddenly, however, when it comes to Paradise, he is on the side of skepticism and reason against the seductions of “magic” and “superstition.”
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It has been plausibly alleged that in his compulsive seductions — of Simone de Beauvoir, for one — he did not always stop quite short of physical coercion.
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