approbation

[ ap-ruh-bey-shuhn ]

/ ˌæp rəˈbeɪ ʃən /

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noun

approval; commendation.

official approval or sanction.

Obsolete. conclusive proof.

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Origin of approbation

1350–1400; Middle English (<Middle French ) <Latin approbātiōn- (stem of approbātiō). See approbate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM approbation

pre·ap·pro·ba·tion, nounself-ap·pro·ba·tion, nounsub·ap·pro·ba·tion, noun

Words nearby approbation

approach, approachable, approach light, approach shot, approbate, approbation, approbative, appropriable, appropriacy, appropriate, appropriately

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How to use approbation in a sentence

A commercial transaction does not confer ethical approbation on a customer.
How ‘Religious Freedom’ Is Hurting Everyone’s Freedom|Robert Shrum|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For them to take a name like that suggests not racism but approbation.
Levon Helm of The Band: Obituary|Malcolm Jones|April 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There is a risk to all this approbation, of course, which is that we forget some of his failings.
Must Reads: Madison’s Slaves, Pam Houston, and Alec Wilkinson|Eric Herschthal, Kevin Canfield, Nina MacLaughlin|February 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The word “provocative” is often a term of approbation; here it is clearly intended pejoratively.
Nick Kristof's Unhinged Attack on Ayaan Hirsi Ali|Andrew Roberts|May 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST

One of the things about elites is that they only care about the approbation of the members of their own elites.
Charlie Wilson's CIA Adventures|George Crile|February 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
To lose a breath of the public approbation in his present state, were to give up fatally the only stay on which he rested.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
This was a very strong expression of approbation, and an uncommonly hearty welcome from a person of Mr. Sikess temperament.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
Many, therefore, who did not assent to all that the King had said, joined in a loud hum of approbation when he concluded.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
There he saw the ceremony of ordination performed, and expressed warm approbation of the Anglican ritual.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Shall he use any means to make his pleasure known, of which men, by giving obedience, will not testify their approbation?
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham

British Dictionary definitions for approbation

approbation

/ (ˌæprəˈbeɪʃən) /

noun

commendation; praise

official recognition or approval

an obsolete word for proof

Derived forms of approbation

approbative or approbatory, adjective

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