reprobation

[ rep-ruh-bey-shuhn ]

noun

1. disapproval, condemnation, or censure.
2. rejection.
3. Theology. rejection by God, as of persons excluded from the number of the elect or from salvation.

reprobation

/ ˌrɛprəʊˈbeɪʃən; ˈrɛprəbətɪv /

noun

1. disapproval, blame, or censure
2. Christianity condemnation to eternal punishment in hell; rejection by God

Derived Forms

• reprobative, adjective
• ˈreprobatively, adverb

Other Words From

• repro·bation·ary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reprobation¹

1400–50; late Middle English reprobacion < Late Latin reprobātiōn- (stem of reprobātiō ) rejection, equivalent to reprobāt ( us ) ( reprobate ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

President Alejandro Giammattei was deeply unpopular at home, but other than occasional statements of reprobation from the United States and Europe, had managed to consolidate his control of the justice system with little consequence.

From Seattle Times

He was warm in his reprobation of Mr. Elton’s conduct; it had been unpardonable rudeness; and Mrs. Elton’s looks also received the due share of censure.

From Literature

Throughout there was a strange bitterness; an absence of consolatory gentleness; stern allusions to Calvinistic doctrines—election, predestination, reprobation—were frequent; and each reference to these points sounded like a sentence pronounced for doom.

From Literature

Constant fact-checking and reprobation by mainstream media outlets and good-government groups have not budged that number.

From Washington Post

He singled out China and Russia for reprobation after working here to enlist U.S. allies in what he has repeatedly cast as the existential battle of the 21st century.

From Washington Post