besetting temptation

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• besetting — [bi set′iŋ] adj. constantly harassing or attacking [a besetting temptation] …   English World dictionary

• besetting — be•set•ting [[t]bɪˈsɛt ɪŋ[/t]] adj. constantly assailing or obsessing: a besetting temptation[/ex] • Etymology: 1540–50 …   From formal English to slang

• besetting — /bi set ing/, adj. constantly assailing or obsessing, as with temptation: a besetting sin. [1540 50; BESET + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

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• peregrinate — 1. verb /ˈpɛrɪɡrəˌnet/ a) To travel from place to place, or from one country to another, especially on foot; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries. You know the inveterate peregrinating habits of the club, and can judge, from your own besetting… …   Wiktionary

• Paris arts faculty (The): Siger of Brabant, Boethius of Dacia, Radulphus Brito — The Paris arts faculty: Siger of Brabant, Boethius of Dacia, Radulphus Brito Sten Ebbesen Throughout the thirteenth century Paris overshadowed all other universities in the arts as in theology. This chapter will deal almost exclusively with Paris …   History of philosophy