NÅâ²bleman, a man who is noble or of rank: a peer: one above a commoner.âadj. NÅâ²ble-mindâ²ed, having a noble mind.âns. NÅble-mindâ²edness; NÅâ²bleness, the quality of being noble: excellence in quality: dignity: greatness by birth or character: ingenuousness: worth; Noblessâ², Noblesseâ² (Spens.
tempt fate/tempt providence meaning, tempt fate/tempt providence definition | English Cobuild dictionary. tempt. 1 verb Something that tempts you attracts you and makes you want it, even though it may be wrong or harmful. Reducing the income will further impoverish these families and could tempt an offender into further crime... V n into n/-ing. It is the fresh fruit that tempts me at this time of year... V n.
But that Satan was the actual tempter, and that he used the serpent merely as his instrument, is evident (1) from the nature of the transaction; for although the serpent may be the most subtle of all the beasts of the field, yet he has not the high intellectual faculties which the tempter here displayed.