|
|
Definition of Reprobate
1. Adjective. Deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good. "The reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"
Similar to: Corrupt
Derivative terms: Depravity, Perverseness, Perversity
2. Verb. Reject (documents) as invalid.
3. Noun. A person without moral scruples.
Generic synonyms: Offender, Wrongdoer
Specialized synonyms: Degenerate, Deviant, Deviate, Pervert, Black Sheep, Scapegrace, Wretch
4. Verb. Abandon to eternal damnation. "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner"
Generic synonyms: Condemn, Doom, Sentence
Derivative terms: Reprobation
5. Verb. Express strong disapproval of. "These ideas were reprobated"
Generic synonyms: Denounce
Derivative terms: Condemnation, Condemnation, Condemnatory, Excoriation, Reprobation
Definition of Reprobate
1. a. Not enduring proof or trial; not of standard purity or fineness; disallowed; rejected.
2. n. One morally abandoned and lost.
3. v. t. To disapprove with detestation or marks of extreme dislike; to condemn as unworthy; to disallow; to reject.
Definition of Reprobate
1. Adjective. (rare) Rejected; cast off as worthless. ¹
2. Adjective. Rejected by God; damned, sinful. ¹
3. Adjective. Immoral, having no religious or principled character. ¹
4. Noun. One rejected by God; a sinful person. ¹
5. Noun. An individual with low morals or principles. ¹
6. Verb. To have strong disapproval of something; to condemn. ¹
7. Verb. Of God: to abandon or reject, to deny eternal bliss. ¹
8. Verb. To refuse, set aside. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reprobate
1. probate [v -BATED, -BATING, -BATES] - See also: probate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reprobate
Literary usage of Reprobate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York by Daniel Defoe (1790)
"... with by a reprobate crew that were on board, after the captain and fome of
his men had been murdered by the Malayans, at or near the ifland of Sumatra. ..."
2. English Synonymes Explained: In Alphabetical Order ; with Copious by George Crabb (1883)
"There are nowhere so plain and full declaration* of mercy and love to the sons
of men as are made in the Gospel. TILLOTSON. PROFLIGATE, ABANDONED, reprobate ..."
3. The Errors of Hopkinsianism Detected and Refuted by Nathan Bangs, Seth Williston (1815)
"... one that will not be approved by his judge. In 2 Cor. xiii. 5, 6, 7.— Rom. i.
28.—2 Tim. iii. 8. and Tit. i. 16. it is rendered reprobate ;—in Heb. vi. ..."
4. The Acts of the Elders: Commonly Called the Book of Abraham : to which is by Abraham Norwood (1847)
"What then, I ask thee, wouldst thou do with a converted reprobate ? Thou canst
not tell. 7. Thy violent struggle to get near the judgment, seize upon heaven ..."
5. Our Christian Heritage by James Gibbons (1889)
"THE ETERNAL EXCLUSION OF THE reprobate PROM HEAVEN NOT INCOMPATIBLE WITH DIVINE
JUSTICE AND MERCY. No article of the Christian creed has been so vehemently ..."
6. English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order by George Crabb (1816)
"To reprobate is much stronger than to CONDEMN; we always condemn when we reprobate,
... We reprobate all measures which tend to sow discord in society, ..."
Other Resources:
