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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

1400–50; late Middle English reprobaten<Latin reprobātus; past participle of reprobāre to reprove

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, adjective
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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, noun

Word Origin for reprobate

C16: from Late Latin reprobātus held in disfavour, from Latin re- + probāre to approve 1
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