reprobation
Origin of reprobation
1Other words from reprobation
- rep·ro·ba·tion·ar·y, adjective
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How to use reprobation in a sentence
The stage has continued to enjoy a species of traditional immunity from all the reprobation which swearing is presumed to incur.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanShe deserves the most severe reprobation for having failed to test her materials before she made public this foul slander.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteNow, it is not that Mr. Ridd was worthless that we hold his memory in reprobation; nor that he was insincere, nor sly, nor ugly.
The Fiend's Delight | Dod GrileAnd all the while, up and down the highway of her youth, raged the ancient dragons, renamed Election and reprobation.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsThe terrible example set by Jourdan late in '91 was received in Paris with other than reprobation.
The Red City | S. Weir Mitchell
British Dictionary definitions for reprobation
/ (ˌrɛprəʊˈbeɪʃən) /
disapproval, blame, or censure
Christianity condemnation to eternal punishment in hell; rejection by God
Derived forms of reprobation
- reprobative (ˈrɛprəbətɪv) or reprobationary, adjective
- reprobatively, adverb
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