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reprobation

[ rep-ruh-bey-shuhn ]
/ 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

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

accusation, animadversion, arraignment, attack, attribution, castigation, censure, charge, chiding, complaint, condemnation, criticism, denunciation, depreciation, diatribe, disapprobation, disapproval, disfavor, disparagement, expostulation

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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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