Both Uses of
seduce
in
The Shack
- Sarayu was quick to reply, "Don't confuse adaptation for intention, or seduction for reality."†
Chpt 8. *seduction = the process of persuading someone to want something (often sex or love) by tempting with something desired
- So, then we've been seduced into this preoccupation with authority?†
Chpt 8.seduced = persuaded someone to want something (often sex or love) by tempting with something desired
Definitions:
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(1)
(seduce) to persuade someone to do something by tempting them with something pleasurable or desired -- often to make them want to have sex
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
The passive form, seduced can also mean to have won over as in "She was seduced into buying the house by the beautiful yard."