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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. reproachful,
  2. reproachless,
  3. reprobacy,
  4. reprobance,
  5. reprobate,
  6. reprobative,
  7. reprocess,
  8. reprocessed,
  9. reprocessing,
  10. 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
Related formsrep·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 Formsreprobative (ˈrɛprəbətɪv) or reprobationary, adjectivereprobatively, adverb
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Word Origin and History for reprobation

reprobation

n.

c.1400, from Late Latin reprobationem (nominative reprobatio), noun of action from past participle stem of reprobare (see reprobate (adj.)).

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