Word of the Day:
reprobation
What It Means
The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval, reproof or censure.
The predestination of a certain number of the human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and punishment; damnation.
Disqualification to hold office.
Reprobation in Context
“the profligate pretences upon which he was perpetually soliciting an increase of his disgraceful stipend are mentioned with becoming reprobation.”
Did You Know?
From French réprobation, or Latin reprobatio. By surface analysis, reprobate + -ion.
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