allurement
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Its definition of "allurement" includes employment, free education at a religious institution, a promise of marriage, a "better lifestyle" and "divine healing".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
"The definition has been kept so vague that almost any benefit accruing to a person can be considered or argued to be an allurement," said Abhay Thipsay, a retired Bombay High Court judge.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The region’s relaxing spas and skiing options present middle-class and wealthy visitors the opportunity to bask in the allurement of quiet and breathtaking landscapes.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2019
But allurement isn’t necessary for me anymore, because I’m reacting in ways I could never have imagined.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2015
It had the allurement and the sombre aloofness of unrequited love.
From Rose of Dutcher's Coolly by Hamlin Garland
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