reprobate
[ rep-ruh-beyt ]
/ ˈrɛp rəˌbeɪt /
noun
a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
a person rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation.
adjective
morally depraved; unprincipled; bad.
rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation.
verb (used with object), rep·ro·bat·ed, rep·ro·bat·ing.
to disapprove, condemn, or censure.
(of God) to reject (a person), as for sin; exclude from the number of the elect or from salvation.
Origin of reprobate
OTHER WORDS FROM reprobate
rep·ro·ba·cy [rep-ruh-buh-see] /ˈrɛp rə bə si/, rep·ro·bate·ness, noun rep·ro·bat·er, noun un·rep·ro·bat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby reprobate
repro proof,
reproach,
reproachful,
reproachless,
reprobance,
reprobate,
reprobation,
reprobative,
reprocess,
reprocessed,
reprocessing
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British Dictionary definitions for reprobate
reprobate
/ (ˈrɛprəʊˌbeɪt) /
adjective
morally unprincipled; depraved
Christianity
destined or condemned to eternal punishment in hell
noun
an unprincipled, depraved, or damned person
a disreputable or roguish person
the old reprobate
verb (tr)
to disapprove of; condemn
(of God) to destine, consign, or condemn to eternal punishment in hell
Derived forms of reprobate
reprobacy (ˈrɛprəbəsɪ), noun reprobater, nounWord Origin for reprobate
C16: from Late Latin
reprobātus held in disfavour, from Latin
re- +
probāre to
approve
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