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reprobation

[ rep-ruh-bey-shuh n ]
/ ˌrɛp rəˈbeɪ ʃən /
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noun

disapproval, condemnation, or censure.
rejection.
Theology. rejection by God, as of persons excluded from the number of the elect or from salvation.

Words related to reprobation

criticism, animadversion, expostulation, disparagement, accusation, arraignment, rebuke, obloquy, tirade, castigation, charge, disapproval, attack, disapprobation, invective, reproof, indictment, diatribe, complaint, attribution

Words nearby reprobation

reproach, reproachful, reproachless, reprobance, reprobate, reprobation, reprobative, reprocess, reprocessed, reprocessing, reproduce

Origin of reprobation

1400–50; late Middle English reprobacion < Late Latin reprobātiōn- (stem of reprobātiō) rejection, equivalent to reprobāt(us) (see reprobate) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM reprobation

rep·ro·ba·tion·ar·y, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for reprobation

reprobation
/ (ˌrɛprəʊˈbeɪʃən) /

noun

disapproval, blame, or censure
Christianity condemnation to eternal punishment in hell; rejection by God

Derived forms of reprobation

reprobative (ˈrɛprəbətɪv) or reprobationary, adjectivereprobatively, adverb
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