seductions

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.

Peter Ibbetson George Du Maurier 1865

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.

Countercurrents.org 2009

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'

ABP News 2009

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.

Countercurrents.org 2009

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.

Countercurrents.org 2009

"seductions," that the victim has offered a voluntary or involuntary invitation.

Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion Havelock Ellis 1899

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."

Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican reggae artist, dead at 59 Terence McArdle 2010

Suddenly, however, when it comes to Paradise, he is on the side of skepticism and reason against the seductions of “magic” and “superstition.”

Willful Misreadings and Aspersions at Contra James Wood 2009

Suddenly, however, when it comes to Paradise, he is on the side of skepticism and reason against the seductions of “magic” and “superstition.”

2009 March 02 | NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS 2009

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.

The Zealot 2009