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reprobate
[ rep-ruh-beyt ]
/ ˈrɛp rəˌbeɪt /
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noun
a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
a person rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation.
adjective
morally depraved; unprincipled; bad.
rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation.
verb (used with object), rep·ro·bat·ed, rep·ro·bat·ing.
to disapprove, condemn, or censure.
(of God) to reject (a person), as for sin; exclude from the number of the elect or from salvation.
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Origin of reprobate
OTHER WORDS FROM reprobate
rep·ro·ba·cy [rep-ruh-buh-see], /ˈrɛp rə bə si/, rep·ro·bate·ness, nounrep·ro·bat·er, nounun·rep·ro·bat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby reprobate
repro, reproach, reproachful, reproachless, reprobance, reprobate, reprobation, reprobative, reprocess, reprocessed, reprocessing
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How to use reprobate in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for reprobate
reprobate
/ (ˈrɛprəʊˌbeɪt) /
adjective
morally unprincipled; depraved
Christianity destined or condemned to eternal punishment in hell
noun
an unprincipled, depraved, or damned person
a disreputable or roguish personthe old reprobate
verb (tr)
to disapprove of; condemn
(of God) to destine, consign, or condemn to eternal punishment in hell
Derived forms of reprobate
reprobacy (ˈrɛprəbəsɪ), nounreprobater, nounWord Origin for reprobate
C16: from Late Latin reprobātus held in disfavour, from Latin re- + probāre to approve 1
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