temptation
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Temptation is the powerful urge or desire to do something, especially something wrong, unwise, or morally questionable.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temptation | 1 |
| temptation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3776925 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: temptation Context triple: [Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor, plotKeyword, temptation]
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A.
Temptation
"Temptation" is a popular song from the early 1930s, best known for its enduring status as a pop standard frequently recorded by major vocalists and big bands.
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B.
the Tempter
The Tempter is a name for the Devil that emphasizes his role in enticing humans into sin and moral wrongdoing.
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C.
Desire
Desire is a 1976 studio album by Bob Dylan, noted for its storytelling lyrics, prominent violin arrangements, and songs like "Hurricane" and "Sara."
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D.
Desire
"Desire" is a hit rock song by U2, known for its Bo Diddley–inspired rhythm and prominent role in the band's late-1980s work.
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E.
Four Tempters
The Four Tempters are allegorical figures in T.S. Eliot’s play "Murder in the Cathedral" who successively tempt Archbishop Thomas Becket with power, safety, and spiritual pride, revealing the moral and spiritual conflicts at the heart of the drama.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: temptation Target entity description: Temptation is the powerful urge or desire to do something, especially something wrong, unwise, or morally questionable.
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A.
Temptation
"Temptation" is a popular song from the early 1930s, best known for its enduring status as a pop standard frequently recorded by major vocalists and big bands.
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B.
the Tempter
The Tempter is a name for the Devil that emphasizes his role in enticing humans into sin and moral wrongdoing.
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C.
Desire
Desire is a 1976 studio album by Bob Dylan, noted for its storytelling lyrics, prominent violin arrangements, and songs like "Hurricane" and "Sara."
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D.
Desire
"Desire" is a hit rock song by U2, known for its Bo Diddley–inspired rhythm and prominent role in the band's late-1980s work.
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E.
Four Tempters
The Four Tempters are allegorical figures in T.S. Eliot’s play "Murder in the Cathedral" who successively tempt Archbishop Thomas Becket with power, safety, and spiritual pride, revealing the moral and spiritual conflicts at the heart of the drama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract concept
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moral concept ⓘ psychological concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ethical decision-making
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impulse ⓘ moral struggle ⓘ self-control ⓘ |
| canBe |
resisted
ⓘ
yielded to ⓘ |
| canLeadTo |
morally questionable behavior
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unwise actions ⓘ wrongdoing ⓘ |
| discussedIn |
philosophy
ⓘ
psychology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| evaluatedBy |
cultural norms
ⓘ
personal values ⓘ religious beliefs ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
attraction to wrongdoing
ⓘ
desire ⓘ urge ⓘ |
| hasDefinition | a powerful urge or desire to do something, especially something wrong, unwise, or morally questionable ⓘ |
| hasEmotionalComponent |
anticipation
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ pleasure ⓘ |
| hasIntensity |
mild
ⓘ
overwhelming ⓘ strong ⓘ |
| hasMoralValence | negative ⓘ |
| involvesConflictBetween |
long-term values
ⓘ
short-term gratification ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
ethical codes
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religious commandments ⓘ self-help literature ⓘ |
| mayTarget |
forbidden actions
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harmful behaviors ⓘ pleasurable activities ⓘ |
| occursInContext |
ethical conflicts
ⓘ
moral dilemmas ⓘ religious teachings ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
self-discipline
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virtue ⓘ willpower ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
addiction
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impulse control ⓘ sin ⓘ vice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: temptation Description of subject: Temptation is the powerful urge or desire to do something, especially something wrong, unwise, or morally questionable.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: temptation