ASL Dictionary of Religious Signs
- Tempt
- Sign:
"Tempt"
- Tempt
- Synonyms:
- Temptation
- Hand Shape:
- Dominant hand in "X" shape while other hand is a fist.
- Motion:
- Hold your non-dominant hand in a fist in front of (and possibly slightly above) your dominant shoulder. Tap the elbow of that arm with the index finger of your dominant hand a few times.
- Variations:
- Sometimes the stationary arm is held with the fist in front of its own shoulder.
- Definition:
- Temptation is the urge to do something that is sinful or wrong, especially to disobey one of God?s laws. To "tempt" someone is to urge them to do something wrong.
