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LEADING ASTRAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does leading astray mean?
• LEADING ASTRAY (noun)
The noun LEADING ASTRAY has 1 sense:
1. the act of enticing others into sinful ways
Familiarity information: LEADING ASTRAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of enticing others into sinful ways
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
leading astray; leading off
Hypernyms ("leading astray" is a kind of...):
enticement; temptation (the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire)
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