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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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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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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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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