reprobate

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin reprobatus, past participle of reprobare.

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  • IPA: /ˈɹɛpɹəbət/

[edit] Adjective

reprobate (comparative more reprobate, superlative most reprobate)

  1. (rare) Rejected; cast off as worthless.
  2. Rejected by God; damned, sinful.
  3. Immoral, having no religious or principled character.
    The reprobate criminal sneered at me.
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[edit] Noun

reprobate (plural reprobates)

  1. One rejected by God; a sinful person.
  2. An individual with low morals or principles.
    I have no idea of what really goes on there, and do not care to know, as I intend to stay far away from that region, for one simple reason. I personally would prefer not to become fodder for the sadistic pleasures of the reprobates that infest the Frontier.


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[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin reprobare.

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  • IPA: /ˈɹɛpɹəbeɪt/

[edit] Verb

reprobate (third-person singular simple present reprobates, present participle reprobating, simple past and past participle reprobated)

  1. To have strong disapproval of something; to condemn.
  2. Of God: to abandon or reject, to deny eternal bliss.
  3. To refuse, set aside.
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reprobāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of reprobō
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