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.

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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

Words nearby reprobation

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

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

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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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