reprobation

[rep-ruh-bey-shuh n]

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noun

disapproval, condemnation, or censure.

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

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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Related Words for reprobation

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

Examples from the Web for reprobation

Historical Examples of reprobation

Here is an instance of the apparition of a man and woman who were in a state of reprobation.
The Phantom World
Augustin Calmet
Nor, if I take his suggestion, is there any sense in covering him with reprobation.
The Long Roll
Mary Johnston
We have been held up to the reprobation of the world as tyrants and man-stealers.
The Negro and the Nation
George S. Merriam
Not so; sin, as sin, can never be sufficiently stamped with the brand of reprobation.
The Mind of Jesus
John R. Macduff
And Mrs. Berrington paused, in the extremity of her reprobation.
A London Life; The Patagonia; The Liar; Mrs. Temperly
Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for reprobation

reprobation

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

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