Reprobation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɹɛpɹəˈbeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Reprobation is a noun meaning The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval, reproof or censure.
Meaning
The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval, reproof or censure.
More Meanings
- (Christianity) The predestination of a certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment; damnation.
- (military) Disqualification to hold office.
Example Sentences
Set a brand of reprobation on clipped poetry and false coin.
the profligate pretences upon which he was perpetually soliciting an increase of his disgraceful stipend are mentioned with becoming reprobation.
Mrs. Seal wandered about with newspaper cuttings, which seemed to her either "quite splendid" or "really too bad for words." She used to paste these into books, or send them to her friends, having first drawn a broad bar in blue pencil down the margin, a proceeding which signified equally and indistinguishably the depths of her reprobation or the heights of her approval.
Word Forms
- reprobations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand, reproving, reprovement.
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